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Discover Ludwig"diploma mill" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to an institution that offers fake or subpar degrees, often in exchange for money, without providing legitimate educational instruction or standards. Example: "The university I attended turned out to be a diploma mill, with no accreditation or reputable professors."
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diploma mill
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A disreputable university, churning out diplomas to unqualified students.
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A doctorate from a mail-order diploma mill.
How can I tell if it is a legitimate operation or a "diploma mill"?
Mr. Fenton, it turned out, had bought an undergraduate degree from a diploma mill he found on the Internet.
True, Phoenix doesn't have a reputation anything like Harvard's in fact, it's faced accusations of being a diploma mill.
The most common question, Ms. Gill said, was whether the university was a quality institution or a diploma mill?
Hence, the term: "Diploma Mill" was born – you've probably heard that being thrown around once or twice.
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Some are little more than diploma mills of dubious quality.
Diploma mills churning out fake pilots have recently been investigated.
Some critics see it as an invitation to charlatans and diploma mills.
But most students study at lacklustre public universities or at private diploma mills.
All over the world people are worried about this phenomenon of diploma mills.
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