Rochville University?

[dhfr]

News from Guam about an official with a Rochville degree.

Getting a college degree not as hard as you might think... (http://www.kuam.com/news/11948.aspx)

[Dennis Ruhl]

I prefer the spelling Roachville.

[dhfr]

Follow up story: Suba thought Rochville University online degree was genuine; seeks investigation against "diploma mill" (http://www.kuam.com/news/11958.aspx)

(Suba is the acting deputy police chief of the Guam Police Department whose Rochville degree was the topic of the story linked in the first post in this thread.)

[Freyk]

Quote:

"I applied too, for a bachelors degree package, even selecting the option to, for a few dollars extra, graduate with honors. I also was able to backdate my degree to make my graduation date effective this past May. Rochville U was going to charge me $619. As for Captain Suba's bill, he says, "What I had to pay was near the figure that I don't have the receipt or anything like that on hand, I believe it was the amount that you stated, about $600-$700...something to that effect." Sabrina Salas Matanane, KUAM News

Unlike Suba, Sabrina Salas lied about her life experiences. Unlike Suba, Sabrina would soon be exposed as she wouldn't be able to do the job. That's the difference.

Even at the conventional universities around the world, students often graduate while their friends have done most of the work for them, and paid someone else to do their thesis and so on.

As long as one doesn't lie about ones work experience and only applies for a degree that is based on this, their shouldn't be a problem, so in the case of Suba, I'd say, give the man a break.

[morleyl]

I doubt the Rochville group care about the experience anyway. Thats the core of the problem. Someone issues and sign a degree without care that the person is really qualified.

To me someone with solid experience and training would be much better off going for the CGI route or TESC etc.

[Nguyen Mai]

Rochville University is a diploma mill. The also have agent to market in Southeast Asia countries. Why waste the time and money for this worthless paper?

Get it print at your printer is cheaper and faster.

[Freyk]

The point I'm making is that if one has already done the job for years and has proven to be good at it, like Suba, then there's no point in doubting the man is qualified for it. And there's no doubt that his experience is much more worth than a piece of paper that only says he's qualified to do the job. So if the man shows a degree, it really doesn't matter where it comes from, as long as it reflects the skills he already has proven to be his.

[morleyl]

The point I'm making is that if one has already done the job for years and has proven to be good at it, like Suba, then there's no point in doubting the man is qualified for it. And there's no doubt that his experience is much more worth than a piece of paper that only says he's qualified to do the job. So if the man shows a degree, it really doesn't matter where it comes from, as long as it reflects the skills he already has proven to be his.

The problem is that if an accredited degree is required for the job then he would not have such from Rochville. In that case he would not be qualified. The best option is do it the normal route.

[Dan Castello]

Captain Suba has attended several B&M colleges and probably has amassed a significant number of credits. His basic and advanced police training may have been evaluated for credit. This sounds like an ideal candidate for a degree program at the Big 3, although he probably would need to complete some more coursework before he would be able to satisfy the degree requirements.

In Suba's case he picked up his "degree" from Rochville by filling out forms, sending prior transcripts and writing a check. Obtaining a legitimate degree from TESC, Regent or COSC would be a bit more difficult and time consuming. Those schools would evaluate his transcripts and direct him to complete additional specific coursework before conferring a degree.

The obvious conclusion is that Suba is being disingenous. He wasn't fooled by Rochville, he's only embarassed at being caught. He isn't the first and won't be the last. Hopefully the response from the Guam police administration will be measured and reasonable.

[morleyl]

To be honest, unless you visit some of these forums to get some more insights, schools like Belford and Rochville could potentially fool a genuine person. The main issue is whether this person is honest about how the degree was given.

Its best to take the long and hard route.