What John Bear really said!!

[Ben Johnson]

But the accredited alternatives are so much more prevalent, it diminishes the argument for pursuing unaccredited alternatives.

Someone might like to eat in a $100 restaurant. If they do not have $100 they do not starve. They might go to a $3.95 restaurant or anywhere in between.

Someone who is challenged by academics and does not have $50,000 for a doctorate, might opt for the $5 - 10,000 doctorate. The academic world has mileposts and lack of ability to physically attend of afford the tuition shouldn't be a big sin.

In case you hadn't noticed a whole whack of people do not attend school to get a job so utility is somewhat of a red herring. Although they are indications accreditation is no guarantee of quality and lack of accreditation does not guarantee lack of quality.