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{{short description|Diploma mill}}
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Almeda University was founded in 1997 as a distance learning program. From 2001 to 2016, the school awarded undergraduate degrees as well as masters and doctorate degrees based upon "life experience". Degrees were issued upon payment, with life experience assessments based on the word of the applicant. In addition to its degree programs, Almeda University also offered a wide selection of zero-credit courses intended for professional development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indyposted.com/188224/almeda-university-agrees-degree-holders-more-likely-to-find-work/#A1g8s32oTA3gJOGk.99 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510152327/http://www.indyposted.com/188224/almeda-university-agrees-degree-holders-more-likely-to-find-work/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-05-10 |title=Almeda University Agrees: Degree Holders More Likely to Find Work |publisher=Indyposted |date=2012-06-08 |accessdate=2012-08-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.netcheck.com/almedauniversity.shtml|publisher = Netcheck|title = Almeda University}}</ref>
As of 2012, Almeda only had a mailing address in [[Boise, Idaho]].<ref name="BBB" /> Upon inspection, ''Bears' Guide'' says that it could not locate the physical address of the institution and was informed by reception that Almeda University was a "web only" institution.<ref name="bear187">[https://books.google.com/books?id=k67XC_7y5xEC&pg=PA187
==Academics==
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*'''Connecticut:''' In October 2001, the Connecticut Department of Higher Education ordered Almeda to cease offering degrees in [[Connecticut]]. In 2002, when an investigation showed that Almeda continued to advertise its programs in Connecticut, the Department of Higher Education sent a second cease and desist letter to Almeda and referred the issue to the [[Connecticut Attorney General]] for possible legal action.<ref name=CT_DHE>{{cite web
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Similarly, in 2009, eight Washington state troopers who obtained degrees from Almeda had to relinquish educational incentive pay but avoided recrimination as prosecutors could not establish [[Intention (criminal law)|criminal intent]].<ref>[[Sharon Pian Chan]], [https://archive.
==See also==
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[[Category:Former for-profit universities and colleges in the United States]]
[[Category:Distance education institutions based in the United States]]
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[[Category:1997 establishments in Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
[[Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2016]]
[[Category:2016 disestablishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Axact]]
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