ACLAS: Is this even legal?

[openair]

It's your money. You can direct it anywhere. However, don't be surprised if you receive pushback for paying an illegally operating education provider and claiming that you provided some kind of service for others ("took one for the team"). There is absolutely no need to financially support schools that are engaging in such activity. This is a school that is literally granting fake doctorate degrees. They have not received authorization to grant a single degree. You received one of those degrees, or were in the process of obtaining one.