Saint Regis University is based in Liberia and is accredited by the Liberian Government, nota bene National Commission of Higher Education. St. Regis University was originally chartered January 10, 1984, Created by Decree of the People's Redemption Council Government of Liberia, as a private school. In 1998, St. Regis University added distance education programs as a way to better serve students, offering affordable programs without sacrificing quality, and began a four year accreditation process.
On August 28, 2002, St. Regis University completed all accreditation requirements and received formal recognition by the Higher Education Commission of the Education Ministry of Liberia as a legal, valid and authentic university, operating under the authority and in conformity with all current laws and regulations ruling educational competency certification of the Republic of Liberia. The Higher Education Commission of the Education Ministry of Liberia is solely responsible for granting recognition to post-secondary education institutions in Liberia including St. Regis University, University of Liberia and Cuttington University College.
The Republic of Liberia is one of the earliest United Nations Educational Organization UNESCO Higher Education Partners, and a historical American Colony. St. Regis University is accredited as a degree-awarding post-secondary institution of higher education in the form of a university by the National Commission on Higher Education, the Higher Education accrediting authority of the Ministry of Education in the Government of Liberia
The school grants degrees based on classes and "vocational experiences" and avoids redundant education.
Many critics claim the latter as irregular as this is different from their traditional opinion and education.
Its critics describe it as a diploma mill. They state that it is not accredited in many parts of the United States - actually it cannot as it is no US-University at all!
However, it should be considered as a new kind of learning of the 21st century as it is conducted by modern means of education and not in a traditional merely "stiff" sense.
Tolerance does not mean acceptance but at least a civilized way to consider different opinions.