World Association of Universities and Colleges

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox organization

The World Association of Universities and Colleges (WAUC) is an institutional educational accreditation body not recognized by the United States Department of Education.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is run by Maxine Asher, director of the American World University, an unaccredited school.<ref name="foley">"U' in Iowa City duped many, experts say", Ryan J. Foley, The Daily Iowan, published January 27, 2003, accessed February 21, 2007.</ref> WAUC's website claims that "laws in the U.S.A. prohibit the recognition of global accreditation associations".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

According to Maxine Asher's American World University, World Association of Universities and Colleges was started in 1992.<ref name="AWUAccredit">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In March 2001, WAUC was reported to be using an executive suite in Henderson, Nevada as its address.<ref>3 Unrecognized Accrediting Agencies, Chronicle of Higher Education, March 23, 2001.</ref>

In 2004, Asher was forced to close down the World University of Iowa, a Hawaii-based institution similar to American World University and accredited by World Association of Universities and Colleges.<ref name="quick">"Quick and Dirty: a notebook of news and politics", the Las Vegas Mercury, published February 26, 2004, accessed June 28, 2007.</ref> As part of a summary judgement, she was ordered to cease operations, refund tuition money to all students, and pay $240,000 in damages.<ref name="quick" /> The action came as part of a statewide crackdown on unaccredited schools, as many had relocated there after 1999 in an effort to evade regulation in the mainland United States.<ref name="quick" /> During court proceedings, Asher refused to provide school documentation such as a list of students.<ref name="quick" />

In June 2007, the organization's website listed an address in Beverly Hills, California and WAUC listed 57 accredited schools and 28 nonaccredited "members only" schools.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2010, it offered accreditation for limited time offer at $500.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of September 2011, WAUC's website was offline.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2012, the World Association of Universities and Colleges claims "a membership of forty universities, with dozens of other worthy institutions in the process of application.".<ref name="AWUAccredit"/>

Schools listed as "accredited" by WAUC

As of 2008, WAUC listed the following as accredited members:<ref>WAUC accreditation list, archived February 16, 2008.</ref>

See also

References

Template:Reflist

  • {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}

Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?title=World_Association_of_Universities_and_Colleges&oldid=673450"