Computerworld - Author John Bear and college adviser Peter Proehl run into them all the time: illegal diploma mills offering college degrees for money. To list such a degree on your resume would be fraudulent, even if you didn't know the college was a scam. Here's some advice on how to protect yourself when shopping around:
• Select an evaluated, accredited college from one of Bear's books, such as College Degrees by Mail and Internet and Bears' Guide to the Best Computer Degrees by Distance Learning (Ten Speed Press, 2001), both available at www.degree.net.
• Join discussion groups at Web sites such as www.degreeinfo.com - but beware recruitment spam.
• Ask about the teaching and advising faculty. If the college is virtual, then that faculty should come from accredited colleges you may already be familiar with.
• Get a list of companies that have reimbursement and articulation agreements with that college.
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