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Yes, you might have had to pass certain classes. But let's be honest, there have been some folks who didn't deserve to pass that passed anyway and got their credits. Or were given longer than anyone else, etc.Now, compare that to the person who went to a non-accredited school. Maybe one that is very cheap. They may have worked their tail off, know 10 times what the accredited student knows, etc. But for OTCP, it's not enough to be a SCHOLAR. No siree. Nope, one can be dumb as a rock, but so long as they come from an ACCREDITED school, it's all good for OTCP.I prefer scholarship over accreditation (although they are not mutually exclusive). A degree mill is one thing...but not having a certain accreditation is just game playing. I understand that Isaac Newton went to a school that wasn't accredited.Galileo the same.On an on.

First of all, earned does not necessarily mean expensive. One might add in the benefits of an earned degree and find that the expense is much less.Secondly, the use of Newton and Galileo is invalid. They lived in an era before accreditation and in a different time from us. I will allow OTCP to finish this but I had to present those two points

It isn't hard to know an educated person, and sometimes is is backed by the letters behind the name, but NOT ALWAYS. Something in me gets tired of degrees, accreditation, etc. All are above my pay grade. I had a kid work for me who graduated from Princeton. I was impressed by the guy. We were talking one day about Princeton, he said you would be amazed how many degrees from Princeton are bought. He said he had earned his way thru Princeton by doing the required academic work for the party animals. He had very little respect for the degrees from any of the Ivy League Schools.I never once heard him bragging his degree was from Princeton, but it was in his resume and records.I prefer an education to degrees behind a man's name. But that is probably because I don't have one. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/

After his fall from Grace, DAvid Thompson returned to school for an education. He already had the degree. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/

And that is how it happened, moving west. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/

That is the point! Someone came up with accreditation as a way to legitimize a college. Oh, and, yes, the college does have to pay for the accreditation. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR.Instead of there being a single accreditation agency, there are MANY of them, each getting a piece of the pie. Some are specialized--business school accreditation agencies; seminary accreditation agencies, etc. Oh, it's a wonderful job if you can get it!It reminds me of the various boxing belts. There is the championship belt for this group, that group, another group. It's just a way to make money, really, isn't it?

Where do I get the application????WAit, wait. I gotta get a church first. LEMME get back to you!Love it Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/

Gotta add this Aaron... Sure they all make money but look at the root of the post which is accreditation and lets relate it to your boxing sentence.A man enters a boxing ring on Podunk road run by Bubba and his gang. He wins and Bubba awards him a title of Worlds heavy weight Champion. Rocky Marciano gets his title from WBA.

Consider this theology teacher....He is from Galilee. A fisherman by trade. He is said to be unlearned. He might not even get accepted as a student, let alone a teacher!And if he received an honorary degree from the Pentecostal Seminary and proudly displayed it, etc., OTCP will set him straight!Consider this political science teacher:She is from England. She is longest-reigning monarch of that nation. She has extensive and intimate political experience. Sadly, though, she has no doctorate. Can she teach at the university level? OF COURSE NOT!And if she were granted an honorary degree of political science from Harvard, OTCP would laugh if she every called herself Dr. Queen Elizabeth. Yes, she might be better than anyone else, but she didn't PAY for it!Consider this writer:He hails from Hannibal, MO. He is a best-selling author. He is considered an American classic of reading. He does not have a doctorate.An honorary doctorate of letters is fine...so long as Twain never, never, never uses the title, since...well, he didn't pay for it.It is NOT the degree that makes one a scholar, just as a title does not make one an apostle. YES, a person from an accredited college will certainly be looked on with more favor. But it has LITTLE to do with scholarship.As for OTCP, c'mon! Anyone that has a doctorate from an unaccredited school is fair game for him. He could CARE LESS whether they are actually a scholar, have produced the requisite demonstration of ability, etc. He never gets beyond it if it's a degree from an unaccredited university/seminary.

That is the gist of the subject.I was once invited to collaborate on a book by one of the DC Beltway bandits. Everyone (5) men had Doctorates. One day Dr Polson stood on the 5th floor of the office building looking out at his car. Chief, that is my car down there, lights on, windshield wipers working and it is running. My only set of keys are in the ignition, it's locked, What can I do?I'd suggest a lock smith.Will they be able to get in the car without breaking a window?This man ran a mulitmillion dollar company and had a REAL Doctorate, maybe two Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/