Is breyer state a good university?

Answer 1

Press release

7/14/2008 - No more diploma mills: Chancellor Bradley Byrne announces new initiatives to shut down sham schools, better regulate other for-profits

MONTGOMERY - Alabama has a reputation as a good place to do business, but there's one industry that is no longer welcome: diploma mills.

In a news conference Monday, Alabama Community College System Chancellor Bradley Byrne announced an aggressive new initiative to shut down fraudulent for-profit colleges and better regulate the legitimate ones.

"Fraudulent institutions do not belong in this state - period,"

While many of the institutions closed for legitimate reasons, some - notably Columbus University and Breyer State University - were operating apparent diploma mills and taking shameful advantage of hundreds of unsuspecting students.

Breyer State University was issued a license to operate in the state in October 2004, and was non-renewed this June. One of the institution's many violations included conferring honorary doctorates on individuals based on life and work experience, a one-time application fee and a monetary contribution to the institution. In addition, the institution offers an unheard of self-design degree program which allows the creation of a curriculum based on mentoring.

Breyer State, according to its website, offers 74 associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. Breyer State claimed to have 120 faculty members holding bachelor's, graduate and post-graduate degrees, however, it was discovered that many of the faculty's degrees did not come from accredited institutions.

1. Instruction and supervisors shall have the educational background and experience necessary to successfully fulfill the education objectives of the assigned course or program of study. Educational background and/or experience must be submitted on Form PS-4.

2. An instructor shall teach only in the specialization for which he/she is credentialed / licensed. Of the transcripts that have been provided, many degrees are not from an accredited institution. This is a violation of BP 605.02 which sets the minimum requirements of faculty and specifically references accredited institutions.

Breyer State University - Alabama has four (4) major State of Alabama Board of Education Policy violations and eight (8) Guidelines for Policy, Private School Licensure in Alabama violations.

3. The Honorary Doctorate Degree Program confers honorary doctorate degrees to students that are able to validate professional and career experiences after a graduate level degree has been earned, published in a peer reviewed journal or completed one major project, made a one time application fee of $50.00 and made a $750.00 contribution to Breyer State University.

4. Course syllabi presented are not adequate and consistent in quality and content as other universities in the same class.

Since losing its license to operate in Alabama, Breyer State moved to Idaho, where it was also ejected from. Breyer currently maintains a maildrop in California, where there is no oversight of diploma mills.

Update: James Wasser of the Freehold School District, New Jersey was caught using a Breyer State "PhD", which resulted in a cease and desist order and the removal of a payraise he had obtained by use of this "degree". His "dissertation" was reviewed and found to be woefully substandard.

Answer 2

It depends on how you want to use the degree. They are not regionally accredited and therefore cannot be used for licensing purposes in government jobs and such. On the other hand if you need a degree to advance in your job or you want to go into a field that does not require a license then they would be a good choice. They look affordable and willing to work around a busy person's schedule. If I were you I would give them a call and ask them directly how it works. Lord only knows what opinions you are going to get from here.

Rich