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100			_aVarney, James,
245		0	_aMailbox U.. _cJames Varney.
260			_bTimes-Picayune, _c2004.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2005. _nArticle 20, _pInstitutions, _x1522-3256;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
500			_aOriginally Published: Mailbox U., Aug. 1, 2004; pp. A1+.
520			_a"As institutions of higher learning go, the campus of Lacrosse University [Bay St. Louis, Mississippi], a storefront at a suburban strip mall, is notably lacking in ivy-covered halls, stadiums and the other accouterments typical of academic life. It doesn't even have labs or classrooms. Nevertheless, the institution crops up on the resumes of thousands of people, though not always to the enhancement of their careers....Lacrosse...does not have the imprimatur of any accrediting agency recognized by the state Department of Education." (TIMES-PICAYUNE) This article reports on the problem of "unaccredited mail-order diploma mills" operating in Mississippi and Louisiana and offers some telltale signs to help students distinguish between a diploma mill and a legitimate distance-learning institution.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650			_aAccreditation (Education)
650			_aDegrees _xAcademic
650			_aDiploma mills
650			_aDistance education
651			_aLouisiana
651			_aMississippi
650			_aUniversities and colleges _xCorrupt practices
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2005, _pInstitutions. _x1522-3256;
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