- Suffield University
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Sheffield University (formally the University of Sheffield)Suffield University (sometimes referred to as Suffield College and University) is an unaccredited internet school specializing in what it callsLife Experience Degrees , issued upon payment, with life experience assessment based on the word of the applicant. [ [http://www.suffielduniversity.com Suffield University] ] unaccredited|Suffield UniversityOffering degrees for a fixed fee based on life experience is generally considered to be indicative of the institution being a
diploma mill , and Suffield has been identified as such. In 2003, "The New Republic " noted "the Florida fire department training commander caught last year with a degree in fire science from Suffield University, a mill 'accredited' by the bogusNational Distance Learning Accreditation Council ".cite news | url=https://ssl.tnr.com/p/docsub.mhtml?i=20060123&s=risen012306 | title=The Scourge of Fake Diplomas: Degree Burns | publisher=The New Republic | date=January 1, 2006 | first=Clay | last=Risen | accessdate = 2006-08-18] When discovered, the "graduates" of these degrees lost their jobs, promotions or pay raises.The states of
Oregon andTexas list Suffield University as "operating illegally inConnecticut ." [ [http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html State of Oregon, Office of Degree Authorization] and [http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/PrivateInstitutions/NoTX.cfm State of Texas, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board] ]ee also
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Accreditation mill
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*List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning References
External links
* [http://www.woai.com/troubleshooters/story.aspx?content_id=DF6ACFFD-91B0-409E-A698-47CA6D52506B Bogus Degrees: Firefighters Fight for Questionable Bonuses]
* [http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/apr04/220680.asp Challenger's win in S. Milwaukee may prove as thin as a slip of paper]
* [http://www.in.gov/dhs/psti/bffpse/bffpse_min704.html Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education Minutes]
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