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Although those numbers represent just 1.5% of the nation's 48 million public **//school//** students, the figures mark a tenfold increase over the past six years. And in some states, especially those with vast rural areas, the trend is shaking up the status quo.

Beware of "diploma mills" that peddle bogus degrees or credentials. A checklist of questions to ask of suspected diploma mills is also on the CHEA's website. Weigh other factors, such as faculty credentials and graduation rates that seem strangely **//high//** or low. And, of course, use common sense, says CHEA president Judith Eaton: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

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