And at an associate degree program in Florida, the report said, a prospective student was falsely told that the college was accredited by the same organization that accredits Harvard and the University of Florida.
The strength of the EFMD accreditation is in Europe, and it accredits just two US schools.
AMBA, which ten years ago had not accredited a single school in China, now accredits 20; it gave its seal of approval to five of those in the past six months.
Look for a facility that has been accredited by Joint Commission International, a United States-based nonprofit that accredits hospitals abroad.
Students on the MBA programmes it accredits must have clocked up at least three years' work experience since gaining an undergraduate degree.
A previous plan to merge with Laureate Education, a for-profit firm, was chucked out by the Higher Learning Commission, which accredits colleges in 19 American states, including Arizona, where the school is based.
Ten years ago AMBA, a British body that accredits business schools, recognised none in China.
EQUIS, the accrediting arm of the European Foundation of Management and Development, accredits one business school in Poland, but there are many others on their way up.
The American Bar Association accredits law schools, and in most states you must be a graduate of one of them to practise law.
Now it accredits 20, including five new ones in the past six months.
(Moral tales may be in short supply these days).Another recent study, by the AACSB, which accredits American MBA courses, found that MBA graduates thought that the ability to communicate effectively with another person was the single most useful skill in their career but that only 6% of business schools were even "moderately effective" in teaching that skill.How to rectify these shortcomings?
