World Online Education Accrediting Commission

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The World Online Education Accrediting Commission (WOEAC) is an entity with no identified geographic location[1] that represents itself as an accrediting organization for online degree providers. It is not recognized as a higher education accreditor by either the United States Department of Education (USDE)[2] or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).[3]

WOEAC's website lists Ashwood University[4] as an institution accredited by WOEAC. Ashwood has been identified as a diploma mill.[5]

Council for Higher Education Accreditation has warned that “Accreditation” from an accreditation mill can mislead students and the public about the quality of an institution. In the presence of diploma mills and accreditation mills, students may spend a good deal of money and receive neither an education nor a useable [sic] credential.[6]

## See also

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* List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
* List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning
* List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning

## References

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1. ^ The WOEAC website lists an e-mail address and toll-free telephone numbers, but no mailing address or geographic location.
2. ^ "U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs". USDE. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
3. ^ Rock, Steve (2007-01-29). "Dubious degrees while you wait: Many life-experience diplomas from the Web devalue real college work, educators say" (reprint). Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2007-12-17. Originally available from the Kansas City Star, 2007-01-29, Page A1
4. ^ Ashwood University Accreditation, World Online Education Accrediting Commission (accessed 2008-02-10)
5. ^ "Spotting Online Degree Mills and Diploma Mills". Retrieved 2007-05-24.
6. ^ "Important Questions about "Diploma Mills" and "Accreditation Mills"" (PDF). Council for Higher Education Accreditation. May 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2007-12-17.

## External links

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* World Online Education Accrediting Commission website (site offline, last checked May 20, 2015)