UNACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS
List of unaccredited institutions of higher educationThis is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
A:
Académie Européene d’Informatisation, aka World Information Distributed University – WID,Belgium, Russia
Academy of Natural Therapies, formerly in Hawaii until closed by court order; may have reopened in Wyoming or Montana
Academy of Religious & Spiritual Studies
Accademia di Belle Arti di Mendicino, Italy
Adam Smith University, Liberia; Saipan
Adams College
Adams and Washington University, King College of Professional Studies, England
Addison State University, Ottawa, Canada; “has no Ontario authorization to issue degrees”
Adison University
Advanced Learning Network, Vermont
African Distributed University (AIDP), connected to World Information Distributed University
Akamai University, Hawaii
Alberdeen University, New Mexico
Albert University, Delaware
Alexandria University, Nevada (not to be confused with Alexandria University in Egypt)
Al-Hurra University (or Alhuraa University), Sweden, Netherlands; U.S. states of Michigan and Rhode Island
Al-Ishraq University, Saudi Arabia
All-American University, Nevada
Allen Maxwell University, Wyoming
All Saints American University, Liberia
Almeda University (also called Almeda College or Almeda International University)
Al Qasim University, Pakistan
Al-Shurook University, Saudi Arabia
Ambai University, Massachusetts
Ambassador University Corporation
American Androgogy University, Hawaii, Bolivia
Americana University, Liberia
American Capital University, Liberia
American Central University, Wyoming
American Century University, New Mexico; formerly known as Century University
American City University
American Coastline University, formerly operated from mailbox rental services in Hawaii and Louisiana and was owned by Dr. Richard Hoyer; also reported in Russia and the U.S. states of California and New York
American College of Brazilian Studies (AMBRA) Florida
American College of Commerce and Technology, Falls Church, Virginia
American College of Metaphysical Theology, Golden Valley, Minnesota
American Columbus University, California
American Global International University, Florida
American Global University, Wyoming
American Global University School of Medicine, Ohio
American Independent International University
American International University; one or more entities by this name are based in Oregon, California, and Lebanon
American International University of Management and Technology, Hawaii
American Liberty University, U.S. states of Alabama and California, also England, Greece, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and United Arab Emirates
American National University
American Pacific University, Vietnam and other Asian locations; has falsely claimed affiliation with Central Washington University
American Pacwest International University
American Scandinavian University, Sweden and U.S. states of Texas and Arizona
American School of Metaphysics, New York
American State University (aka Hamilton University and Richardson University), Hawaii, Wyoming, and Caribbean
American University for Humanities, formerly American University of Hawaii; U.S. state of Mississippi and nations of India, Lebanon, and Georgia
American University in London
American University of London
American University of Hawaii Gulfport, Mississippi; Clinton, Mississippi; (also reported to be operating in India; not to be confused with theUniversity of Hawaii)
American University of Human Services, Mississippi. Reported closed as of 2007.American University of Mayonic Science and Technology
American World University
Americus University, Washington, DC
Ames Christian University, Florida
Amstead University, United States[
Anacrusis Institute, Greece and United Kingdom
Andersen University, California (not to be confused with institutions namedAnderson University)
Andersonville Theological Seminary (formerly Andersonville Baptist Seminary), Camilla, Georgia[36] ATS website states that it is accredited by Transworld Accrediting Commission, “on the list of Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Recognized College Programs”, and by the National Accrediting Agency of Private Theological Institutions.None of these organizations are listed as a recognized accreditation agencies in the United States.
Anglo American University, Hawaii
Apostolic Prophetic Bible College & Theological Seminary, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Apostolic Theological Bible College, Tampa, Florida
Arabic Open University, Denmark
Ashford University, United Kingdom; not to be confused with the accredited Ashford University in Iowa
Ashington University, British Virgin Islands, Louisiana
Ashwood University, Florida, Pakistan, and possibly Texas; may operate Universidad de las Palmas”
Aston University, Nigeria[39] (relationship with Aston University in the UK is not clear)
Ateneo di Studi Superiori pro Pace, Italy, Belgium. Operated 1978-1988
Atlanta University, Nigeria[39] (not be confused with University of Atlanta, Clark Atlanta University or the Atlanta University Center)
Atlantic International University, located in Hawaii or Nigeria
Atlantic Pacific University, Chengdu, China
Auberdeen University, Idaho
B:
Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Barber-Scotia College (lost accreditation in 2004)
Barrington University, Mobile, Alabama (formerly operated by Virtual Academics.Com of Boca Raton, Florida)
Bay Ridge Christian College (aka Bay Ridge College) in Texas. (The school states “we are non-accredited”
Belford University (operated from a PO Box in Humble, Texas; not to be confused with the University of Bedford which is linked to University Degree Program)
Beloved Community Seminary, Oregon, Hawai
Bennington University (not to be confused with Bennington College)
Berean Bible College in Poway, California (Claims approval from Accrediting Commission International, which is not recognized as an accreditor.)
Berne University, Pennsylvania, Virginia, St. Kitts (not to be confused withUniversity of Bern)
Bernelli University, Virginia (United States), Italy; new name for Berne University
Bethlehem Christian University, Culpeper, Virginia, a member of Life Christian University
Bettis Christian University, Arkansas
The Bible Doctrine Institute, Jacksonville, Florida; founded in 1986 as The Blue Ridge Bible Institute
Bienville University Woodville, Mississippi. Reported closed as of 2007.
Bircham International University (formerly Oxford International University)
Blackpool University
Blacksmith University, Nigeria
Brainwells University, United States and Canada, but might be based elsewhere
Brazilian Law International College (Blic)
Brethren Bible Institute, Pathanamthitta, India
Breyer State University
Bridgewater University (associated with instantdegrees.com; not to be confused withBridgewater College or Bridgewater State University)
Bridgewood University
Britain College of Management and Science
British West Indies Medical College (earlier known as West Indies College of Naturopathic Medicine and Surgery)
Brixton University, British Columbia
Bronte International University
Burnell College, United Kingdom
Burnett International University, Haiti, St. Kitts
Buxton University (not to be confused with the University of Derby‘s Buxtoncampus) (Connected with instantdegrees.com)
C
Calamus International University (including Calamus Extension College and Vocalist International Distance Learning Academy), Vanuatu (formerly based inTurks and Caicos)
California Graduate School of Theology
California University of Business and Technology no claim of accreditation, only state approval.
California Pacific School of Theology, Glendale, California. (Claims “accreditation” from the Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools but it is not a recognized higher education accreditor in the United States.
Calvary Baptist Bible College, King, North Carolina
Calvary Chapel Bible College, Murrieta, California (This institution’s website states: “We are not accredited, nor are we seeking accreditation, so as to be free from outside control and remain open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.”)
Cal Southern University, Houston, Texas, and registered in the South Pacific island ofNiue (Not to be confused with the University of Southern Californiain Los Angeles, California, California Southern University in Irvine, California, or California Southern Law School in Riverside, California.)
Calvary University in Virginia (USA); also reported in Oregon, UK, Netherlands, and other countries
Cambridge Graduate University
Cambridge International University, Cape Town, South Africa, Arizona USA)
Cambridge State University, Jackson, Mississippi (“district officials discovered the school has an extensive criminal history and is nothing more than a diploma mill.”)[32][67]
Canadian School of Management[13]
Canbourne University[12][13] (not to be confused with Camborne School of Mines)
Canby Bible College, Canby, Oregon, formerly Leadership Training Institute (Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as “unaccredited religious exempt school”)[68]
Canterbury University (Seychelles)[12][13][69][70]
Canyon College[11][71][72]
Capital City Religious Institute, Baton Rouge, Louisiana[11]
Capitol University [12]
Carlingford University, scam run by a prison inmate in Wisconsin; shut down in 2010.[73] The name previously was identified with an address in London, and with theUniversity Degree Program.[74]
Carolina International University, North Charleston, South Carolina [75]
Carolina University of Theology, Manassas, Virginia (Website states that school is accredited by Accrediting Commission International[76] but notes “This accreditation is not recognized by the US Dept. of Education. It is our intention in the months ahead to pursue a full accredited status with an agency recognized by the US Dept. of Education.”[77])[11][14]
Centro di Tecnologia Universitaria Straniera – CE.T.U.S, Italy[6]
Chadwick University, Alabama[78][79]
Charis Bible College, Colorado Springs, Colorado [80]
Charis School of Divinity, Florida[13]
Chase University[13]
Chesapeake Baptist College in Severn, Maryland (Claims approval from Accrediting Commission International,[81] which is not recognized as an accreditor.)
Christ Alive Christian Seminary and University, Nigeria[39]
Christ For The Nations Institute[82]
Christian Leadership University, New York[13][14]
Christian Bible College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina[83]
Christians of Charity American University of Sci. and Tech., Nigeria[39]
Clarksville School of Theology, Clarksville, Tennessee; shut down in 1982[84]
Clayton College of Natural Health[85] (same operator as Chadwick University) (in Alabama)
Clayton Theological Institute, California[11][14]
ClosedCollegeDiploma.com [12]
Clayton University, Hong Kong, China, San Marino, Nigeria, India[6][13]
Colonial Academy (Chicago)
Colton University[12][86]
Columbia Pacific University[10][13]
Columbia State University[10][13]
Columbus University, Picayune, Mississippi[32][87] (Closed by state action in Louisiana[14])
Collumbus University, UK or Nigeria[39]
Commonwealth Open University[10][13][88] (Virgin Islands; not to be confused withCommonwealth Institute)
Communion of Saints Seminary, Oregon[13][14]
Concordia College and University Dominican Republic, USA[6][11][12][89]
Concordia Theologica Institute For Biblical Studies[90]
Corlins University[12]
Cranmer Theological House, Louisiana; Texas[91]
Crescent City Christian College, Metairie, Louisiana, (“basically a coach’s house — no campus, no facilities, no faculty, no library that anyone could discover”)[92]
Crown College, Tacoma, Washington, (lost accreditation in 2007)[93]
Cumbres de Chile University (Universidad Cumbres de Chile), Viña del Mar, Chile.[94][95]
D:
Delta International University of New Orleans
Dispensational Theological Seminary Forest Grove, Oregon (Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as an unaccredited religious exempt school)[68]
Donsbach University (or Donsback University)[13][96][97]
Dorcas University, Honolulu, Hawaii[11][16]
Dublin Metropolitan University[10][13]
E
Earlscroft University UK, Ireland, Seychelles [6][10][13][15]
Earlstown University (associated with UDP International) [12]
Earthnet Institute, Hawaii[10][13]
Eastern Caribbean University, Texas; St. Kitts, Virgin Islands[10]
East Point University[13]
Ecole Supérieure Robert de Sorbon, France; also linked to the American Universities Admission Program in Sarasota, Florida, which was sued in 2006 for allegedly using the logo of the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers to deceive prospective students.[13][98][99] (The school’s website –http://www.sorbon.fr/legalengl.html – disputes the allegation of being a diploma mill.)[100][101][verification needed][6]
Edenvale University, Dallas, Texas[10][13]
Edison University[13]
Ellington University[10][89]
Eternity Bible College[102]
Euclid University, Central African Republic, Chad, Belgium, Pakistan, St. Vincent, Comoros, and possibly other locations[10][12][13][103][disputed – discuss]
Eurasia Community College, Italy [6]
European American University, Dominica[13]
European Business School Cambridge, or European Business School (Cambridge)[104][105]
European Carolus Magnus University, Belgium and possibly other locations in Europe[13]
European Continental University, United Kingdom, Delaware[13]
European Graduate School, New York and Switzerland. Approved by a Swiss canton, but this type of approval is not recognized by Swiss academia.[10][13]
European Institute of Technology, Italy, San Marino[6] Not to be confused withEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology
European Management University International, Denmark; also Sweden, U.S. and China[13]
European Open University[106] Not to be confused with the European Open Universities Network at European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
European Union University, Madrid, Spain (but incorporated in the U.S. state of Iowa)[2]
European University of Ireland[10][13]
F
Fairfax University[10][13]
Faith Seminary – Salem, formerly Oregon Theological Seminary (Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as unaccredited religious exempt school)[68]
Farington University[13][107]
Florida State Christian College, Florida[11][14]
Frederick Taylor International University, Hawaii; California[11][13][108]
Freedom Bible College and Seminary, Rogers, Arkansas (Claims accreditation fromInternational Commission on Academic Accreditation, which it notes “is not recognized by the United States Department of Education. Credits earned at any ICAAI accredited institution are not automatically transferable.”[109])
Freie und Private Universität Herisa, Switzerland[6]
Frederick Taylor University, California[11][108]
Friends International Christian University, Florida; California. Website states, “FICU is not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education.”[11][14][110]
Frontier Christian University, Indiana (formerly Southern Indiana Bible College)[111]
Full Gospel Christian College, Pontiac, Michigan[11][14]
G
Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith[41]
Generale University (also called Generale Polytechnic Institute)[112]
Geo-Metaphysical Institute, New York[11][14]
George Wythe University, Cedar City, Utah[113]
Georgia Christian University, Norcross, Georgia, United States[11]
Georgian International University, Paoli, Pennsylvania[114]
Glencullen University (“A phony ‘Irish university’ is marketing degrees internationally via the Internet. An EL reporter in the US, posing as a prospective student, has been offered an English literature degree from ‘Glencullen University’, without any study, for $960.”)[115]
Glendale University (previously called Glenndale University)[13][14]
Glenford University in Mississippi. Reported closed as of 2007.[32]
Global Church Theological Seminary and Global Church University[11][14]
Golden State School of Theology[116] (Stockton, California)
Golden State Baptist College, Santa Clara, California. Part of Independent Baptist Bible College Movement, listed among Wikipedia category Unaccredited Christian colleges and universities.[117]
Golden State University(aka Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences and Humanities), US, Lebanon[6][32]
Greenwich University[118] (Operated on Norfolk Island from 1998 to 2002. Not to be confused with University of Greenwich, London, England)
H
Hamilton University[27] (aka American State University and Richardson University[27])
Hartford University (not to be confused with University of Hartford); this name has been used by the University Degree Program,[12] an entity apparently based in Vanuatu and falsely claiming a location in Minnesota, and an entity in Washington, DC[13]
Heartland Baptist Bible College, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school’s website states that they “seek no national or regional accreditation, but seeks only God’s approval.”[119]
Herguan University, Sunnyvale, California[120]
Hill University [12]
Holy Trinity College and Seminary, New Port Richey, Florida; seminary’s website notes its choice to remain unaccredited and states, “the degree programs of this college are designed solely for religious vocations.”[121]
Honolulu University (aka Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities and Golden State University)[6][122]
Houdegbe North American University, Nigeria[39]
Hubbard College of Administration International, Los Angeles, California[123]
Huntington Pacific University[11]
Hyles-Anderson College and Hyles-Anderson College Seminary, Crown Point, Indiana. Part of Independent Baptist Bible College Movement. Founder asserted that the college remains unaccredited because the government would “take away our freedom.”[124]
I
Illinois Theological Seminary Online, also named In-Depth Theological Seminary, Independent Theological Seminary and Intercontinental Theological Seminary.[125]The school states: “ITS is not an accredited school with any accreditation board. ITS very much cherishes…the principle of separation between Church and State.”[126]
Indiana Christian University (“Indiana Christian University is approved by the Indiana State Approving Agency for training of veterans and other eligible persons”[127]
Institute for Creation Research Graduate School and School of Biblical Apologetics, Dallas, Texas[128][129])
Instituto Latinoamericano de Psicobiofisica, Italy[6]
Intercontinental University[89]
Intercultural Open University Foundation, global, has had headquarters in the Netherlands, Spain and USA[130][131][132][133]
Interfaith Seminary, formerly Interfaith School of Theology, New Rochelle, New York[134]
International American University, California; Nepal[13]
International Bible University, Norwalk, California; Carpinteria, California; Hawaii. Also called “E M International Bible University” or “E.M.I. Bible University.”[11][14][135]
International Management Centres Association (IMCA or IMC Association), Buckingham, UK.[136]
International Open University (fka Standford University) USA[6]
International Seminary, Plymouth, Florida[11] (Claims accreditation only fromAccrediting Commission International.[137] Alan Contreras, of Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization, described all schools accredited by ACI as “fake or substandard.”[138])
International Theological University California[14]
The International University, Italy[6]
The International University, Missouri or Nigeria[39]
International University for Graduate Studies St. Kitts and Nevis[11]
International University of Ministry and Education, Grandview, Missouri[139]
International University, Vienna (an American unaccredited private institution with a campus in Vienna, Austria)[13]
IOND University, Hawaii; Japan[10][13][14][140][141]
Irish International University[10][12][142][143][144]
Isles International University[145][146]
Ivory Carlson University, lacks approval to operate in Minnesota, may be based in India[7]
J
James Monroe University (also called James Monroe International University)[6][147]
Jacksonville Theological Seminary, Southaven, Mississippi[59]
Jackson Hole Bible College, Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Offers a one year “Diploma of Biblical Foundations,” not degrees)[148]
Johnson Daves University (or Johnson Davids University), Liberia, British Virgin Islands, United States[7]
K
Kansas City College and Bible School in Overland Park, Kansas. (Its website says it has “pre-membership status” with Association for Biblical Higher Education,” which should not be confused with accreditation.[149])
Kennedy-Western University[10][11]
Kensington University, California; Hawaii (closed in 2003 by state action)[150][151]
Kent College, Louisiana[13]
Kentucky Christian University (Ashland), Ashland, Kentucky (not to be confused withKentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky, which isaccredited)[14]
Kepler College, Washington (state)[152][153]
Kepler Space University, South Carolina [75]
Kingston College, British Columbia; illegal operation closed down October 4, 2006;[112] not to be confused with Kingston College (England) in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Kingston University [12]
Kingsway Bible University (Des Moines, Iowa) (formerly Mid-States Bible College; claims accreditation from International Association of Bible Colleges and Seminaries, which is not a recognized accreditor)[154]
Knightsbridge University[12][13]
Knoxville College (lost accreditation in 1996)[14]
L
Lacrosse University[6][10][11][16][155] Reported closed as of 2007.[32]
Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee (Lost accreditation in 2010.[156])
Landford University [12]
Lansbridge University [12]
LaSalle University (Louisiana)[157][158] (not to be confused with La Salle University(Philadelphia), nor with The LaSalle Extension University (Chicago))
Leadway University, Nigeria[39]
Leibniz Campus – Libera Università Internazionale G. W. Leibni, Italy [6]
Libera Università degli Studi di Formel, Italyl[6]
Libera Universitas Multidisciplinare Umanitaria perla Cultura Internazionale – LUMUC, Italy[6]
Life Christian University, Tampa, Florida [159]
Lobi Business School, Nigeria[39]
London College of Technology and Business[160]
London External Studies, UK or Nigeria[39]
Lorenz University [12]
Los Angeles University [12]
Louisiana Baptist University (formerly Baptist Christian University)[161][162]
Louisiana Christian University, Lake Charles, Louisiana[14]
M
Madison University, Gulfport, Mississippi[11][16][59][87][163]
Maharana Patap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh, India[41]
Mahila Gram Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, India[41]
Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga, Bihar, India[41]
Management Institute of Canada[13]
Marquis Open University, Italy [6]
Master’s International School of Divinity, Evansville, Indiana (Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as “unaccredited religious exempt school”)[68]
Metropolitan Collegiate Institute (associated with the fake teaching hospital Sussex General Hospital, both purportedly in London)[164]
Metro University, Nigeria[39]
Miami Christian University, Miami, Florida[11]
Mid-States Bible College (Des Moines, Iowa) (now Kingsway Bible University)[154]
Midtown University, Florida or Panama[165]
Miranda International University, Italy [6]
Mississippi International University[32]
Monticello University[166][167]
Morris Brown College (lost accreditation in 2002)[168]
Mountain States Baptist College, Montana.[169] Part of Independent Baptist Bible College Movement.[170]
MUST University, California.[7][171][172][173] Not to be confused with Macau University of Science and Technology, Malaysia University of Science and Technology,Mindanao University of Science and Technology (Philippines), Minghsin University of Science and Technology (Taiwan), Misr University for Science & Technology (Egypt), or other schools with similar names that include “University of Science and Technology“.
N
National University of Nigeria[39]
Nations University, Monroe, Louisiana[174]
New Age International University, nominally of the Principality of Seborga, a micronation within the borders of Italy; admissions, licensing and certification are controlled by the Institute of Education, Research & Development, Kolkata, India[175]
New England State University [12]
Newton University, Vancouver, Canada; Hawaii[7]
New Tribes Bible Institute, Jackson, Michigan; Waukesha, Wisconsin[11][176]
New West Seminary Oregon City, Oregon, (Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as unaccredited religious exempt school)[68]
Nightingale University, Panama City, Panama; Melbourne, Australia[7][11][14]
Nobel University, South Korea[7]
Non Traditional University of USA (aka University of USA), Italy [6]
North Central University, Nigeria[39]
North American Reformed Seminary, Flagstaff, Arizona[177]
Northfield University [12]
North Lexington University, Massachusetts[7]
North Norway University, Norway, Panama, UK[7]
Northwestern International University, Ltd., Cyprus, Denmark[7] (not to be confused with other schools named Northwestern University)
Norway University or University of Norway, Panama or the UK [7]
Novus University or Novus University International, Diamondhead, Mississippi[7][16][32]
Novus University School of Law (aka Novus University Law School) registered inMarshall Islands,[178] but ran in Palmdale, California by Natalie Handy,[179]spouse of James Kirk.
O
Oaklands University, United Kingdom.[10] May be “a new version of the University Degree Program.”[13][14]
Oikos University, Oakland, California. Described by the Chronicle of Higher Education, as “a little-known, unaccredited institution housed in a single building in an East Oakland office park.”[180]
Ohio Christian College[11][14]
Open International University, Nigeria[39]
Oregon College of Ministry, Gresham, Oregon (Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as unaccredited religious exempt school)[68]
Oval Bible College, Lawrenceville, Georgia (Claims accreditation from American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions,[181] which is unrecognized.)
P
Pacific International University, Springfield, Missouri; originally was located in Victoria, Australia[11][14][19]
Pacific National University and Theological Institute, Los Angeles, California[11][14]
Pacific Southern University[182]
Patriot Bible University (formerly Patriot University, Colorado; claims that its accreditation is by American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, which is an unrecognized agency deemed to be an accreditation mill)[11][14][183]
Pebble Hills University, Italy – A police fraud investigation revealed that the University’s “headquarters” in Seborga, Italy is a room in a building used as a cellar, also the home of ten other diploma mills: Saint Bernard University, Eurasia Community College, Instituto Latinoamericano de Psicobiofisica – I.L.A.P.; St. Paul Ottawa College & University, Phoenix International University Europe, West Coast University – WCU; The International University; Miranda International University; Marquis Open University; and James Monroe International University[6]
Pebbles University, Nigeria[39]
Penbrook University [12]
Pensacola Bible Institute[184]
Phoenix International University Europe [6]
Portland Bible College Portland, Oregon (Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization lists this institution as unaccredited religious exempt school)[68]
Preston University (aka Fairmount International University)[13][185]
Preston University Pakistan[13]
Promis University of London[13
Q
Queenston University, Utah, Vanuatu, and Australia[11][13][14]
R
Raja Arabic University, Nagpur, India[41]
Randford University [12]
Redding University[10][12][13][186][187]
Regent International University[13][188] (not to be confused with the accreditedRegent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Revans University, Vanuata[136]
Rev. D. O. Ockiya College of Theology and Management Sciences, Nigeria (lack of accreditation affects only its degree-awarding programmes)[39]
Richmond Open University, Nigeria[39]
Ridgewood University [12]
Rochville University[45][147] (not to be confused with La Rochville University, an accredited university in France)
Rocklands University[13][189]
Royal University Izhia, Nigeria[39]
Rushmore University[11][13]
Rutherford University (previously known as Senior University and Stratford International University)[13][112]
S
Sacramento International University, (also called San Francisco International University, and Bellington University)[190]
Saint Augustines University of Technology, Nigeria[39]
Saint Bernard University, Italy[6]
St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop – College of Medicine, UK, USA[6]
St. Clements University[10][11][39] (Called a “degree mill” by the State of Maine,[191]but removed from list after a formal action taken by St. Clements University.[14])
St. John’s University School of Medicine,[13] Montserrat
St. John’s University or St. John’s University of Practical Theology, Springfield, Louisiana[192][193][194]
Saint Luke School of Medicine, Liberia; California; Ghana[13]
Saint Martin’s College and Seminary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[11][14]
St. Paul’s College & Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota[11][14]
St. Paul Ottawa College & University, Italy[6]
St. Regis University, Dominica; Liberia; Washington D.C.; and Washington (closed by court order in June 2005),[6][10][11][14][16][92][195] (not to be confused withRegis University in Denver, which is accredited)
Saint Stephen’s Educational Bible College, Los Angeles, California[11][14]
Saint Theresa’s Medical University, St. Kitts[13]
St. Thomas-a-Becket College & University, Canterbury, England[196]
Saint Wolbodo Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland[197]
Samuel Ahmadu University, Nigeria[39]
Sancta Sophia Seminary, Oklahoma. Claims “accreditation” by the Accrediting Commission International for Schools, Colleges, and Theological Seminaries, Inc.,[198] an unrecognized accreditation agency.[76]
Sequoia University, Los Angeles and Oklahoma. Closed by court order in 1984.[199]
Somerset University [12]
Shalom Bible Institute (Describes itself as “We are also not accredited as we do not offer any type of degree programs, just certificates of completion.”[200])
South California Polytechnic University, Taiwan[16]
South Pacific University[201]
Southern Pacific University, Malaysia [12][13]
Springfield Christian College and Theological Seminary[202]
Standford University (aka International Open University) USA [6]
Stanton University[203]
Strategic Business School, Nigeria[39]
Success Seminary, Oregon[13]
Suffield University; operating illegally in Connecticut[10]
Summit Theological Seminary in Peru, Indiana (Its website says it “never has nor will seek accreditation.”)[204]
Summerset University (“Appears to be a new version of the “University Degree Program” cluster supposedly closed by UK and US action. It has no legal authority to issue degrees.”)[10][13]
Sunday Adokpela University, Nigeria[39]
Sutherland University [12][13]
T
Tabernacle Baptist College in Greenville, South Carolina (“the degrees awarded are neither certified by the State of Virginia nor are they accredited by any organization or regional agency”[205])
Taiken Wilmington University, Japan[7]
Tecana University, South America[7]
Templeton University, Singapore and Nevada[7]
Tennessee Bible College, Cookeville, Tennessee[206]
Tennessee Christian University, Tennessee[11][14]
Texas Christian Bible University, Crowley, Texas;[10] not to be confused with Texas Christian University
Texas Theological University, Texas[11][14]
Therapon University, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (It claims accreditation fromAmerican Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, which it describes as “not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one of the seven official regional accrediting agencies. This non-recognition may have some implications that include” that students may not be able to use “its degrees for employment.”[207])
Thomas Jefferson Education Foundation, South Dakota[208]
Thompson University[32]
Thornewood University, Great Britain[7]
Thornhill University, United Kingdom [12][13]
The Thornwood University, probably in United Kingdom or Netherlands[7]
Thunderwood College, Internet only, an admitted spoof website for an unaccredited college which offers instant “degrees” in a variety of subjects.[209]
Tiu International University, UK and Nigeria[39]
Trafalgar Distance Learning Institute, Calgary and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada[210]
Trident University of Technology, United States, Singapore [6][7]
Tri-Valley University, Pleasanton, California, raided by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly operating as a front for illegal immigration.[211][212]
Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary, Newburgh, Indiana. (“Trinity is currently working towards accreditation with a U.S. Department of Education (USDE) recognized agency for all of its programs.”[213] (Accessed August 18, 2010))
Trinity College and University[12][13]
Trinity International University College, Wyoming, Delaware, France; not to be confused with Trinity International University[13]
Trinity Southern University (See: Colby Nolan)[214]
Trinity Southwest University, Albuquerque, New Mexico [215]
Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College in Kennedale, Texas (Claims approval from Accrediting Commission International,[216] which is not recognized as an accreditor)
Tyndale Theological Seminary, Texas.[217] In 1999, Tyndale Theological Seminary was fined for violating a state law that required institutions to have state approval or accreditation to award degrees or use terms such as “college” or “university” in their names. The fine was appealed, and in August 2007 the Texas Supreme Court ruled that Tyndale and other seminaries that offer theological education and award religious degrees can do so without state government approval or accreditation.[218]
U
UNESCO University, Nigeria[39]
United Christian University, Nigeria[39]
United Nations University, Delhi, India (not to be confused with United Nations University)[41]
United Nigeria University College[39]
Universal Bible Institute, Birmingham, Alabama[11][14]
Universal University[32][59][87]
Università Mons Calpe, Gibraltar [6]
Università Popolare San Tommaso D’Aquino, Italy [6]
Universitas Internationalis Studiorum Superiorum “Pro Deo”, United States [6]
Universitas Sancti Cyrilli, Malta [6]
Université Européenne Jean Monnet a.i.s.b.l [6]
Université de Wallis (lists addresses in Wallis and Futuna and United Kingdom)[13]
University Consulting, Inc.[89]
University Degree Program (formerly operated at least 28 different diploma mills in at least five countries)[219]
University of Action Learning (UAL) [136]
University of Antarctica[220]
University of Applied Sciences & Management in Benin and Nigeria[39]
University of Bedford [12] (not to be confused with the legitimate UK University of Bedfordshire)
University of Berkley, Erie County, Pennsylvania[6][221][222][223]
University of Beverly Hills, California[224]
University of Bums on Seats (satirical)[6][225]
University of Central Europe, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Reported closed as of 2007.[32]
University of Devon [12]
University of Ecoforum for Peace, Switzerland [6]
University of Esoterica (Institution website states: “We are not accredited by any state agency, and don’t want to be…due to entanglements and Separation of Church and State.”[226])[11][13][14]
University of the Holy Land, Israel[6][13][14]
University of Humberside (not to be confused with the University of Lincoln, which formerly used this name)[227]
University of Industry, Nigeria[39]
University of Lamberhurst[13]
University of Metaphysical Sciences, California and Minnesota [228]
University of Metaphysical Studies, New Mexico[13]
University of Metaphysics, Studio City, California, and Sedona, Arizona. Also called University of Sedona[11][13][14][229]
University of the Nations[230]
University of Natural Health, Brandon, Mississippi[59]
University of North America, Virginia [120][231]
University of Northern Virginia[120][231][232][233][234] Closed by order of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.[235]
University of Northern Washington[112][236]
University of NorthWest[10][12][13][16]
University of the People[237]
University of Redwood (fictitious)[238][239]
University of Santa Monica, also known as Kohenor University[11][13]
University of Sedona, Studio City, California, and Sedona, Arizona. Alternative name for University of Metaphysics[11][13][14][229]
Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, India[41]
V
Valley University [12]
Vancouver University Worldwide[112]
Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya[41]
Vision International University[240]
Volta University College in Ghana and Nigeria[39]
W
Warnborough College; Ireland, United Kingdom, and Canyon, Texas[6][10][13][19]
WARP University, Fort Mill, South Carolina [75]
Warren National University[10][11]
Washington American Governors University, Delaware [13]
Washington College and University [12] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)#Higher education)
Washington International University,[241] Pennsylvania,[16][19] British Virgin Islands[6][10] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)#Higher education)
Washington School of Theology, Oregon[13][14]
Washington University (washingtonuniversity.us) [12] (not to be confused with authorized institutions using the name Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)#Higher education)
West Coast Baptist College, Lancaster, California. Website states: “[I]t is not our intention to [pursue accreditation].”[242]
West Coast University, Italy [6]
West Coast University – Panama, Bangladesh[243]
Western Michigan Bible Institute, Muskegon, Michigan[11]
Western States University, (aka Western States University for Professional Studies) in Doniphan, MO. (Closed in 2005 while under review by the Missouri Department of Higher Education[244])
Western Advanced Central University – also known as WACU or Western Central College, they are associated with Ashford College and claim to be recognized by the ACOHE (Accreditation Council for Online Higher Education).
Westfield University, related to college-degree-fast.com, not to be confused withWestfield State University in Massachusetts[245]
Westmore College or Westmore University, Singapore[12][13]
Weston Reserve University, multiple locations, including Seychelles, Kuwait, Canada[13]
Whitton University [12]
William Carey International University, Pasadena, CA[246]
Williamsburg University (wwwedu-wu.com) [12]
Winchester University [12] (not to be confused with University of Winchester)
Wisconsin International University, Florida, Ghana (Wisconsin International University College has National Accreditation Board accreditation in Ghana as a university college affiliated with the University of Ghana and University of Cape Coast), Ukraine and other locations,[13][247] now using the name Worldwide International University[248]
Woodfield University (also operates the illicit Woodfield High School), South Carolina[75][249]
Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary, Washington[250]
Worchester University, Panama[13]
World Information Distributed University, aka Academie Européenne d’Informatisation – AEI Russia; Belgium; Switzerland[6][13][251][252]
Worldwide International University, new name of Wisconsin International University[248]
Y
York University, California (Claims accreditation from World Association of Universities and Colleges,[253] which is not recognized by the US Department of Education.)
Yorker International University, Italy, South Dakota, New York[6][13]
Youngsfield University, New York, United Kingdom[13]
YUIN/American University, Hawaii, California[13]
Z
Zenith University, Hawaii; related to Pickering and Brighton Universities;[13] not to be confused with Zenith University College in Ghana
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