2025-26 Audit and Reporting Guidelines Format Final- Harsha

RESOURCES AT A GLANCE ● U.S. Department of Education - A list of all postsecondary institutions that are accredited by agencies recognized by the Secretary of Education. https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx/index.a spx.

● U.S. Department of Education - Overview of accreditation in the United States and List of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies. www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Degree.net - Simple questions to ask about accreditation about earning unaccredited degrees. www.degree.net/guides/accreditation_faqs.html.

https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/college-accreditation/ov erview-of-accreditation-united-states

● Federal Trade Commission Facts For Business - "Avoid Fake-Degree Burns By Researching Academic Credentials." https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/avoid-fake degree-burns-researching-academic-credentials. https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/avoid-fake-degree-burns-researching-academi c-credentials. ● Federal Trade Commission Consumer Alert - "Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception." http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt149.shtm. https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer alerts/2014/09/these-online-high-schools-didnt-make-grade

● Counterfeit Degrees – Fighting the Billion Dollar Scam. http://www.counterfeitdegrees.com/diploma-mills/resources.htm . .

Tab 15 – Guidance on Diploma Mills

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