Would you tarnish your reputation for the sake of getting a PhD?

[bjcheung77]

I don't see any point in attending a school that doesn't have a .EDU web address... But then again, every school has to start somewhere, I guess... Just not with me.

Some of the NA schools have existed for decades. VUL is over 100 years old. Lots of them are very questionable.

@EDUxplorer, the .com or .net doesn't really matter to someone like me, the accreditation is all I look for.  There are sites from various countries that have a .com, here's an example post I did earlier: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Processes

There are some sites that are .edu, like acenet.edu and they deal with education, but aren't an institution.  So, it really depends on what academics in other countries and their systems work.  Always make sure they're accredited or recognized, and you should be good.

@ss20ts, Yeah, totally, there are many ACISC institutions that just paid for the accreditation without even doing anything for them.  That's why ACISC was ordered to close.  I think some other NA accreditation agencies are on the chopping block as well, such as ACCSC.  It was talked about on the sister board... RA is most important, NA is only if the program you want isn't available elsewhere...