University of Atlanta
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Type | Private, for-profit, distance education university |
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Active | 1991–2013 |
Location | United States |
The University of Atlanta was a
History
Operation as Barrington University
The University of Atlanta was founded as Barrington University (not to be confused with Barrington College) in the early 1990s by Robert and Steven Bettinger.[4] Barrington University, was incorporated, licensed and headquartered in Mobile, Alabama[5] offering $4,450 degrees granting considerable credit for life experiences.[6] Barrington operated as a subsidiary of Boca Raton-based Virtual Academics.[7]
Controversy
The company's literature claimed that its chairman had a doctorate and a master's degree; an investigation showed that he had neither.
In 2000, school began having problems with the State of Alabama. The state threatened to revoke its operating license. State investigators determined that Barrington had been operating out of the offices of a secretarial and answering service.[11]
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Establishment and operation as University of Atlanta
In 2008, while still operating in Mobile, Barrington changed its name to the University of Atlanta.
In early 2012, the University of Atlanta's accreditor, the Distance Education and Training Council DETC, announced that the school had stopped enrolling new students and that University of Atlanta resigned its accreditation on June 30, 2013.[3]
Authorizations and affiliations
As Barrington University, the school's only accreditation was a fraudulent one received from an accreditation mill.
The University of Atlanta was authorized by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission[2] It was a member of the European Association for Distance Learning[14] the American Council on Education,[15] and The American Academy of Project Management[16] In 2008, it became affiliated with the United States Department of Defense's Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)[17] although in it was listed in the DANTES list of participating institutions.[18] The university was accredited with premier status by the Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC) in the United Kingdom.[19]
Academics
According to the
References
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- ^ a b "Report from the accrediting Commission" (PDF). Deac.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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- ^ a b Spencer, Thomas (2008-09-02). "Alabama takes aim at Internet colleges; Chancellor's office says targets 'not real schools'". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Report From the Accrediting Commission, pp. 26-30 in DETC News, Fall 2008, Distance Education and Training Council, accessed 12-12-2009.
- ^ European Association for Distance Learning. "List of All Members: United States of America". Eadl.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
- ^ American Council on Education (2009). "Members and Associates Directory: U". Acenet.edu. Archived from the original on 2009-12-28. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
- ^ "Project Management Degrees Program Certification Master Jobs Project Management Courses Software Project Manager Training Institutes Master Project Manager AAFM ™ AAPM American Academy of Project Management". Projectmanagementcertification.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (December 2008). "DANTES Catalog of Nationally Accredited Distance Learning Program News" (PDF). DANTES Information Bulletin (384): 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011.
- ^ "Participating Institutions". Dodmou.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "International College Directory". Accreditation Service for International Colleges. Retrieved 18 December 2012.