[stjames59]

Is Almeda University legitimate and if not, why haven't they been dealt with legally?

[karent23]

Almeda University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Fr_Chuck]

It is not against the law in the US, for non acedited colleges to sell degrees ( except in a couple of US states)

They most likely have a bueinss license, and I have never heard a complaint that after you paid your money they did not send you a piece of paper stating it was your degree.

So are they legal, yes, they don't break any laws. Are their degrees accedited by the US Dept of Education, NO they are not.

They sell exactly what they say they do, a non accredited degree.

My church has a school, it is not accredited, we offer religoius degrees to those that show a lot of work or education . WE don't say they are accredited and they are not of much value to anyone except for the honor of the person getting it, knowing they earned it by their hard work and Christian endavors.

[UsBlkgal]

I attended a "college" the now defunct "Webster Career College" in los angeles and unbeknownst to us, they were not accredited for our medical administration certificates. Yes, we received certificates, but few found work. There are some schools that don't have much bearing on some jobs, but you can't do brain surgery by the numbers. Anyway, I wrote a letter to my congressman in 1996 and he made them let me out of any obligation. Also so many students complained that they paid a couple thousand and were not employable according to the Los Angeles Medical community. I guess that we should always read any contract and go prepared with questions to help determine if the deal is worth it!

[karent23]

There is no need to give me a negative response because I posted a link... which is a link to check out a web page updated by everyday people. I guess I should have said always check out Ripoff Report: By Consumers, For Consumers and even the better business bureau BBB and see how many people have complained. Google companies and see what other people are saying.

[UsBlkgal]

No offense meant. I was only venting about the many scam schools that were run in southern California in the 1980's. I know many people who had similar situations. My comment was not a personal sling. I haven't been to one of those schools since 1984. Besides the state of California passed laws to protect the consumer like myself who was won over by the promise of shaving off a year or so of normal school to make big bucks. I guess that good things come to those who wait.

[karent23]

No offense meant. I was only venting about the many scam schools that were run in southern California in the 1980's. I know many people who had similar situations. My comment was not a personal sling. I haven't been to one of those schools since 1984. Besides the state of California passed laws to protect the consumer like myself who was won over by the promise of shaving off a year or so of normal school to make big bucks. I guess that good things come to those who wait.

Wasn't meaning you... =0)

[Capuchin]

Karent, Don't worry about it, I think it's plain to see that "Veronica" is being paid by some of these institutions to scour the web for bad press and trying to cover it up. One of the admins on this site has tracked down her IP and matched it to another account engaging in exactly the same behavior.

It's sad that such "institutions" resort to such anderhand tactics to get people to waste a portion of their lives and money on getting a worthless piece of paper under false pretenses. Some people in this world are just disgustingly greedy. I don't blame "Veronica" she's probably just trying to make ends meet.

[OnlineDegreeExpert]

Is Almeda University legitimate and if not, why haven't they been dealt with legally?

In the United States there is no national law that requires any college to be accredited or to be accredited even by a recognized agency. Each state can set its own standards. As a result "degree mills" and scam colleges simply move from state to state or advertise as "accredited," with the scam being that the agency that "accredits" them is an agency they themselves created. To protect yourself...

The Diploma Mill Police -- a free online service that will verify the accreditation status of any online college in the USA (and warn you if the stated accreditor is real or fake! Or if there are consumer law suits on file against any fake college) --
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Also, see:
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