DEGREE DISCUSSION

[Virtual Bison]

I recently read the paper on the internet where Contreras "defines" what is a legitimate, (or rather legal) degree granting institution in the U.S.A.). It was quite amusing to watch him flip-flop from past entries, whereby he would constantly "crow", that any school that is "NOT" regionally accredited is a "diploma mill"..and will be treated as such in the state of Oregon. With research he discovers that gee...guess what?...CA State Approved colleges/universities are LEGAL and VALID! Even the constitution bares out this fact.

Boy-oh-boy! Guess when that judge sent ol' Alan back to take those remedial workshops on defamation law, something must have sunk into that thick brain of his. A light bulb flashed on, and guess what.....he saw the "LIGHT"! He now is AWARE, that CA STATE APPROVED schools are legal and valid. In fact, they are every bit as legal and valid as those outstanding institutions of higher learning such as the University of Phoenix and Capella U. Funny, it never seems that Contreras or Bear/Klempner, scrutinize, or have anything critical to say about these RA schools, despite the fact they have been sued by many students for less than wonderful practices in handling student loans as well as providing (what many claim) is SUBSTANDARD education. And the fact that they are splattered all over the internet, being lambasted in many, many blogs, by outraged former students, who feel they were misled by the telemarketers at these schools, who pose as faculty and student advisers. Guess in this instance you don't get what you pay for, which was a solid education, with legitimate academic advisers, who genuinely care about the progress and development of their students. For shame. Guess that RA status means they are exempt from any criticism or scrutiny from the trifecta of distance education, despite the less than wonderful way they have comported themselves in the academic world of distance education. Keep up the great work Armando...love you're well crafted and cogent posts.

You got it. Thats how the Accreditation Mafia works. It begins with John Bear determining by his own standards what constitutes a "diploma mill" and what does not. Next Contreras posts on his website (financed by the State of Oregon) that any such school constitutes a mill. Finally they use their attack dog, Gollin to hound the schools owners and anyone who uses a degree from such a school. And to top it off, you have that Huffman character acting as the propagandist for the Mafia.