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Colleges Need Both Regional and Professional Accreditation

On July 31, a major newspaper that serves the Greater Washington, D. C., area ran a story about an Internet-based “diploma mill” that operated out of Washington state. The organization, run by a 58-year-old woman and two members of her family, grossed $6 million from 1999 to 2005. It has now been shut down by Washington state officials, though others are believed to still exist.

The diploma mill sold college degrees from St. Regis University, Ameritech University and James Monroe University. It also sold counterfeit diplomas from George Washington University, the University of Maryland and Texas A&M University.

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