(02-16-2017 04:47 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(02-16-2017 04:42 PM)NDSUguy Wrote:  

(02-16-2017 04:37 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(02-16-2017 04:33 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  Their diploma mill operations produces truck loads of cash.

Exactly. Liberty isn't another BYU or Baylor. Liberty is another Grand Canyon University. They just beat Grand Canyon in the race to be first to extend their online-education branding to include an FBS football team.

Think what you want about Liberty but they are a regionally accredited university which is the same as any other major university in the country. They are considered "not for profit" and they do have a substantial on campus presence. They are NOT Grand Canyon University.

GCU also has a physical campus with students in attendance. Look 'em up. And every online college that feasts on student loan money has regional accreditation, because that is a prerequisite for those student loans.

The idea that they would be considered a diploma mill or that their degrees are somehow less reputable than other religious schools is an exaggeration of the truth.

There are many legitimate reasons to dislike the university for their religious viewpoints. To dislike the university based on the notion that the degrees there are not up to par shouldn't be one of them. They have over 200 program that are accredited and they produce quality students.