accreditation mill

English

Noun

accreditation mill (plural accreditation mills)

(education, derogatory) An organization that purports to award educational accreditation to higher education institutions without the proper government authority or recognition from mainstream academia to operate as an accreditor.

Coordinate terms

diploma mill, ordination mill, paper mill

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