| Name |
Location(s) |
Remarks |
Type |
| $ucces$ Seminary |
Oregon |
Operating illegally in Oregon, degrees invalid |
D |
| Academy for Contemporary Research |
|
|
U |
| Academy of Healing Arts |
|
|
U |
| Academy of Natural Therapies |
Hawaii, CA, WY, MT |
Closed by court order. Relocated to CA, then to either WY or MT. |
D |
| Academy of Religious & Spiritual Studies |
|
|
D |
| Adam Smith University |
Liberia, Saipan |
|
D |
| Adams and Washington University, King College of Professional Studies |
England |
North American Center, S. Carolina |
D |
| Addison State University |
Ottawa, Canada |
|
D |
| Advanced Education Trust |
|
|
U |
| Advanced Learning Network |
Vermont |
|
U |
| Akamai University |
Hawaii |
|
D |
| Albert University |
Delaware? |
|
U |
| Alexandria University |
US online, not Egyptian |
Nevada |
D |
| Almeda College |
Florida, Idaho |
new corporate name: Blue Pearl Services |
D |
| American Coastline University |
Hawaii, now New York |
Has a LA mail-forwarding address |
D |
| American Columbus University |
California |
|
D |
| American Independent International University |
|
|
D |
| American International University of Management and Technology |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| American Pacific University |
Hawaii |
|
D |
| American State University |
Hawaii |
Relocated to WY as Hamilton University. |
D |
| American University of Hawaii |
|
|
F |
| American World University |
Mississippi |
|
U |
| Americus University |
Washington DC |
|
U |
| Amstead University |
US |
|
D |
| Anacrusis Institute |
Greece |
|
F |
| Anglo American University |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Ashford University |
Great Britain |
|
D |
| Ashington University |
British Virgin Islands; Louisiana |
|
D |
| Atlantic International University |
Hawaii, Florida |
|
D |
| Azaliah |
New Mexico |
Lost its US accreditation in 2002. Also operates in S. Africa and Asia |
U |
| Barrington University |
Alabama |
furtherinformation.html furtherinformation.html |
D |
| Belford University |
Nevada |
Operating illegally in Nevada |
U |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Global Education |
|
|
U |
| Berne University |
Pennsylvania, St. Kitts |
Operating illegally according to PA Department of Education. Further Information |
U |
| Bienville University |
Louisiana, Mississippi |
Closed by state action |
D |
| Bircham International University |
UK, Bahamas, etc. |
|
D |
| Brantridge University |
Hawaii |
Has ceased operations. |
D |
| Breyer State University |
Idaho, Liberia |
|
D |
| Bridgewater University |
UK, Seychelles |
|
F |
| Brighton University |
Missouri, Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| British American Business Institute |
|
|
U |
| Business and Computer University College |
Lebanon |
|
F |
| C & E American University Institute |
Lebanon |
|
F |
| Calamus International University |
British West Indies |
|
D |
| California Coast University |
California |
|
S |
| California Pacific University |
California |
|
D |
| Cambridge State University |
Hawaii |
|
D |
| Canyon College |
Idaho |
|
D |
| Carrington University |
|
|
D |
| Central Pacific University |
Hawaii |
Has ceased operations. |
D |
| Central State University |
California |
|
U |
| Century University |
New Mexico |
|
S |
| Clayton College of Natural Health |
Alabama |
|
U |
| Clayton University |
Hong Kong |
|
D |
| Clermont College of Business |
Montana |
Appears to be offshoot of Prescott College, closed by Hawaii |
D |
| College of Medical & Health Sci |
St. Lucia |
|
F |
| Colorado University of Naturopathic Medicine |
|
|
U |
| Columbia Commonwealth University |
Montana, Wyoming, Malawi, Africa |
See Columbia Pacific U |
D |
| Columbia Pacific U.(now Col.Commonwealth) |
California |
Closed by court order |
D |
| Columbia State University |
Louisiana |
Closed by court order |
D |
| Columbus University |
Louisiana |
Closed by state action |
D |
| Commonwealth Open University |
Virgin Islands |
|
F |
| Communion of Saints Seminary |
Oregon |
Operating illegally in Oregon, degrees invalid |
D |
| Concordia University |
Virgin Islands, Spain, Dominica, Liberia, Indonesia |
No connection to legitimate Concordia University in Oregon. |
D |
| Cornerstone University |
|
|
U |
| Cosmopolitan Univ |
location uncertain |
formerly Missouri |
D |
| Cranston University |
online, Singapore, Nevada? |
|
D |
| Crown Church College & University |
|
|
U |
| Donsbach University |
California |
Now closed |
D |
| Earlscroft University |
Great Britain, Commonwealth, Seychelles |
|
D |
| East Point UnIversity |
|
|
D |
| Edison University |
|
|
U |
| Fairfax University |
Louisiana, Montana, S. Dakota, U.K. |
|
D |
| Farington University |
|
|
U |
| Frederick Taylor International University |
Hawaii, California |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Glencullen University |
UK |
|
D |
| Glenford University |
Louisiana |
Closed by state action |
D |
| Golden State University |
Hawaii |
Name changed to Honolulu University of the Arts Sciences & Humanities |
D |
| Greenleaf University |
Missouri |
Degrees banned for use in Sweden |
D |
| Greenwich University |
Formerly Norfolk Island, relocated to California from Hawaii. |
Closed by Australia gov
www.dest.gov.au/highered/alert/
Information on Legality of Australian Colleges |
D |
| Hamilton University |
Wyoming |
See American State University above. |
D |
| Hampton College |
(US online, not Hampton U. of Virginia) |
|
U |
| Harrington University |
Great Britain |
Closed by the British government; furtherinformation.html |
D |
| Hartford University |
|
Location of owner unknown |
D |
| Hartley Univeristy |
Great Britain |
|
D |
| Hawaii American University |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Heed University |
Wisconsin, Florida, Caribbean |
Founded in Florida |
D |
| Holos |
Missouri |
|
D |
| Holos University |
Norfolk Island and South Dakota |
|
D |
| Honolulu University |
Hawaii |
See also University of Honolulu. |
D |
| Honolulu University of the Arts Sciences & Humanties |
Hawaii |
See Golden State University above. |
D |
| Honolulu USA |
Thailand, Pakistan |
|
|
| Illawarra College |
New Hampshire, Virginia, Australia |
|
D |
| Institute for Creative Process |
|
|
U |
| Institute for Human Dynamics |
|
|
U |
| Institute for Science in Mind |
|
|
U |
| Institute of New Media & Technology |
|
|
U |
| International Graduate Center |
Vermont, St. Croix USVI |
|
U |
| John Thomas |
Missouri |
|
D |
| Kennedy-Western University |
Wyoming, formerly California and Idaho |
|
D |
| Kensington University |
Hawaii, California |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Kent College |
probably Louisiana |
|
D |
| Kingdom College of Natural Health |
Louisiana, Russia |
|
D |
| Kingsfield University |
Great Britain |
|
D |
| Knightsbridge University |
Denmark |
|
D |
| Lacrosse University |
Moved to Mississippi |
Closed by state action in Louisiana |
D |
| Lambert University |
Hawaii |
formerly Newport Asia Pacific University |
|
| LaSalle University |
Louisiana |
No connection to legitimate LaSalle of Pennsylvania |
D |
| Laureate University |
|
|
D |
| Leibniz |
New Mexico, Italy |
|
U |
| Lexington University |
online, Nevada? |
|
D |
| Lincoln International University, Inc. |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Lincoln Univiversity |
New Mexico, Italy |
|
U |
| Madison University |
Mississippi |
|
D |
| Manhattan University |
Hawaii, British Columbia |
Closed by court order |
D |
| Marlborough University |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order.. |
D |
| Medical College London |
UK |
NOTE: further information available at http://www.gmc-uk.org/med_ed/default.htm |
F |
| Medical College of London (UK) |
|
Affiliated with College of Medical and Health Sciences of St. Lucia, W.I. |
F |
| Medical University of the Americas |
St Kitts/Nevis |
|
F |
| Midwestern University |
Springfield, Missouri |
Note: not the same as Midwestern U of Arizona or Illinois or Midwestern Baptist Seminary in Missouri |
D |
| Monterrey Institute for Graduate Studies |
|
*footnote revised August 2001 (see below) |
U |
| Monticello University/Thomas Jefferson University |
Kansas, Hawaii |
Closed by court order - furtherinformation.html |
D |
| Nation University |
Hawaii |
Closed by Court Order |
|
| Newport Asia Pacific University |
Hawaii |
renamed to Lambert University |
D |
| Newport University |
Hawaii |
|
D |
| Newton University |
Vancouver BC, Hawaii |
Closed by court order |
D |
| Northwestern International University, Ltd. |
Cyprus/Denmark |
|
D |
| Novus University |
US |
|
D |
| Open University of America |
Washington |
|
U |
| Oxford International University |
Great Britain |
No connection to legitimate Oxford University in Great Britain |
D |
| Pacific Basin University |
Texas, Mexico, Micronesia |
|
D |
| Pacific Coast University |
California |
|
D |
| Pacific Southern University |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Pacific Western University |
Hawaii |
|
D |
| Pacific Western University |
Hong Kong |
|
F |
| Pacific Western University |
California |
|
D |
| Parkwood University |
U.S.; Great Britain |
|
D |
| Personal Therapy Institute |
|
|
U |
| Pickering University |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Prescott College of Business and Leadership Studies |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Preston University |
Wyoming; Pakistan |
|
U |
| Robert F. Kennedy University |
Switzerland |
|
F |
| Robertstown University |
Liberia |
|
D |
| Rochville University |
|
furtherinformation.html |
D |
| Romano |
Minnesota |
|
U |
| Ross University |
St. Kitts |
|
F |
| Rushmore University |
South Dakota, Cayman Is. |
Cayman Islands has no equivalent to US accreditation |
F |
| Shaftsbury University |
|
|
D |
| Shelbourne University |
Pennsylvania |
|
D |
| Shepperton University |
|
|
D |
| South Atlantic University |
|
|
D |
| Southern Graduate Institute |
Kentucky |
|
U |
| Southern Pacific University |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Southwest International University |
Bayside, NY |
|
D |
| St. Augustine University |
location unknown |
|
U |
| St. Christopher's College of Medicine |
Senegal, UK |
"St Christopher's Medical school (aka) St Christopher's Medical College based in Luton is not recognised by the UK authorities as a degree course provider nor does it satisfy the criteria for degree awarding..." UK Higher Education Governance office, 2004 |
F |
| St. George University International |
St. Kitts |
|
D |
| St. John's University College of Medicine |
Montserrat |
Closed by court order |
F |
| St. Lucia College of Medicine |
St. Lucia |
NOTE: further information available at http://www.gmc-uk.org/med_ed/default.htm |
F |
| St. Luke School of Medicine |
California, Ghana, Liberia |
|
U |
| St. Mary's College of Medicine |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| St. Regis University |
Dominica; Liberia; Washington D.C., State of Washington |
not the same as Regis of Massachusetts or Colorado |
D |
| Stanton University |
Hawaii |
Closed by court order. |
D |
| Stefan International University, Inc. |
Hawaii |
|
D |
| Strassford University |
Great Britain |
|
D |
| Synergystics |
Rochester, NY |
|