“Don’t fall for the promise of quick and easy credentials,” about diploma offered by online schools. These online schools attract people with promises of fast and easy high school diploma and college degrees. Many have complained and some only found out about the worthlessness of their diplomas at the job interview where the employer told them that it’s worthless.
…even a Doctorate of Medicine degree which cost one complainant $1,400…
The four particular online diploma mills BBB warns about:
- Belford High School
- Belford Univeristy
- Jefferson High School Online
- Vencer High School Online
BBB cites the following red flags to help identify diploma mills:
- Degrees or diplomas are awarded based on “life experience” and require very little or no work.
- The institution guarantees you will receive a degree or diploma within a few days, weeks or months.
- The institution offers deals if you sign up to receive more than one degree at a time, such as a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree for one low price.
- Addresses for administration buildings include P.O. boxes or suite numbers.
- Prices are stated per degree instead of per credit hour.
Always check the organization out with your BBB online at and make sure the college or university you are enrolling in is accredited from one of the six regional accreditation boards. The U.S. Department of Education has a searchable database of accredited post-secondary schools at: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation.


