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Author: Leonard Williams
For today's student, distance learning is an ffordable way to work toward a GED, the best way for an adult to demonstrate the skills of a high school education. But there are a growing number of companies and schools who aren't really in the business of education. Instead, they're in the education business
In most cases, the GED -- the term for General Education Development credential -- is the only official 'diploma' that has value and is meaningful for adults who never completed their high school education. There are exceptions. But as a rule most transcripts and diplomas ordered or obtained from online high schools are worthless. Unfortunately, students and adult learners are often misled -- and easily misled -- by these diploma factories or diploma mills. Here's a recent letter from a new GED student, who learned about one education business the hard way:
"I paid $250 and got this paper in the mail, but it didn't help me get a better job. It was a ripoff. It wasn't till my boss told me that I found out it wasn't a real high school. It wasn't even a real high school diploma, just something somebody made on a computer. But it looked like a real school. With a real test."
This student's story is typical and more common every day. Many adult learners fall victim to diploma scams, usually paying $200 to $800 in tuition, testing, transcript or diploma fees. But because the school or program isn't accredited, the diploma has no value -- it's meaningless. When it comes to employers, job training programs, tech school, community colleges and universities, bogus diplomas ( Next Page )
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