Pass / Fail : Danger signs of a diploma mill

Pass / Fail : Danger signs of a diploma mill | 89.3 KPCC: If you're worried that a private postsecondary school you are considering might be a "diploma mill," here are some warning signs. In general, the institutions are unaccredited, operate for-profit, grant academic degrees and offer substandard or minimal teaching, with little, if any, work or evidence of competency, said Steve Boilard, managing principal analyst for education at the Legislative Analyst's Office. Cailin Peterson, a spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau serving northeast California, testified at a hearing to lawmakers in Sacramento Wednesday on the issue of diploma mills.