Atlantic International University

Atlantic International University
TypeUnaccredited private for-profit distance learning university
Established1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Accreditation(None, widely considered a degree mill)
PresidentJose M. Atri[1]
Location
Honolulu
,
Hawaii
,
United States

21°18′33″N 157°51′46″W / 21.3091601°N 157.8627071°W / 21.3091601; -157.8627071
Websitewww.aiu.edu

Atlantic International University, Inc. (AIU) is an unaccredited private for-profit distance learning university based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees including doctorates.[2][3][4][5] It is widely described as a degree mill.[6][7][4][8][9][10][11] AIU degrees are unrecognized in Oregon, illegal to use in Texas, and unsatisfactory for fufilling civil service requirements in Michigan as they are considered substandard or fraudulent.[12][13][14]

  1. ^ "Atlantic International University, Inc. | Better Business Bureau® Profile".
  2. ^ Laura Patricia Cruz Ruiz, Internationalization in Mexican Higher Education: With Special Emphasis on German-Mexican Cooperation, Historisch-vergleichende Sozialisations- und Bildungsforschung 16, Münster: Waxmann, 2016, ISBN 9783830933489, pp. 117–18.
  3. ^ Mike LaBella, "Blind war veteran earns doctoral degree", The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts), October 16, 2017.
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  5. ^ "Ministry of Education Congratulates CFBC lecturer on launch of textbook and successful defense of doctoral dissertation", SKNVibes, St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service, May 8, 2016 (press release).
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  12. ^ Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas
  13. ^ Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
  14. ^ Unaccredited Schools Not Fufilling Civil Service Requirements in Michigan