Perpetual Students

[Merlin]

Not to further nitpick ... But there are nationally accredited (and even regionally accredited) programs that don't accept financial aid, and those schools still aren't diploma Mills.

There's certainly an argument to be made about NA generally not being the best option, but it's highly dependent on one's goals. But yes, NA not being on the same level as RA doesn't mean it's a diploma mill by any stretch.

I didn't mean to imply that if a school doesn't accept financial aid it is a diploma mill, rather the opposite. If a school is accredited and accepts financial aid, it will not be a diploma mill.

On the other hand, there are diploma mills that claim to be accredited but and they will not accept financial aid. Usually, they include some excuse about being less expensive since they don't take financial aid.

Sorry for the distraction. Back to your normally scheduled discussion about learning forever.