08-14-2012, 11:36 AM
Bear's primary involvement with "state approved" school's, was short lived...Columbia Pacific, which he championed in his early guides was shut down by court order. The state attorney from Sacramento called the school a "flagrant diploma mill"...needless to say, his indictment of this joke of a school was scathing...and I'm being charitable. Bear never had any real interest in developing a "state approved" school into a sound, reputable, university, that would provide excellent education for students who were not attending a brick-and-mortar program. He was in it for a quick buck, that he could lend his name too, prior to moving on to some new esoteric endeavor. He calls himself an authority on distance education...I think he's a fraud and a charlatan, who hawks his worthless "distance learning" guides, to impress his sycophants at degree-info.com. LOL! Most reputable people saw through his masquerade years ago...he's been outed so many times it's laughable. Actual "state approved" post secondary institutions, you can't "buy" a degree from...like you could at Columbia Pacific. I don't believe Bear has ever liked the "real" state approved schools, because they are bona fide...not to mention legal, and valid.