Rochville University
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| Motto | Redefine Your Future |
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| Type | Online diploma mill |
| Established | 2001 |
| Campus | None |
| Website | rochvilleuniversity.org |
Rochville University is an online diploma mill offering a "Life Experience Degree, and Certificate Program" without coursework or prior transcript evaluation. The State of Texas "classifies this online college as an illegal supplier of educational credentials" and lists it among "institutions whose degrees are illegal to use in Texas". The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization lists it as "fake". Its operation is believed to be centered in Pakistan, and its diplomas and degree certificates have been mailed from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Along with many similar enterprises, it is owned by the Karachi based company, Axact, whose main business, according to a New York Times investigation, is "to take the centuries-old scam of selling fake academic degrees and turn it into an Internet-era scheme on a global scale."
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has indicated that Rochville, Belford University, and the agencies from which they claim accreditation, "appear to be operated by the same people". In 2012, a U.S. District Court ordered Belford University, Rochville University's sister operation, shut down and its founder pay $22.7 million in damages.
Rochville University has claimed to be accredited by various organizations, but none are recognized higher education accreditors. These have included the International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities (IAAOU), the Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation (UCOEA), the Board of Online Universities Accreditation (BOUA), and the World Online Education Accrediting Commission (WOEAC). However, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has reported that Rochville University and the accreditation boards, "appear to be operated by the same people". According to its website, the Board of Online Universities Accreditation (BOUA) has accredited only one other institution, Ashwood University, which is believed to be Rochville University's sister operation.
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