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degree mill

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diploma mill

–noun
1. an organization claiming to be an institution of higher learning but existing for profit only and granting degrees without demanding proper qualifications of the recipients.
2. a college or university having such a large number of students that none receives individual attention from the teachers.
Also called degree mill.


Origin:
1925–30
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