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Kepler College of Astrological Arts and Sciences is an unaccredited online institution of higher learning devoted to astrology. It is located in Seattle, WA and is named after Johannes Kepler. Currently, it is approved by the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, but lacks accreditation from groups approved by the US Department of Education. Kepler College is not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by its country. According to the US Department of Education, unaccredited degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.
Criticism and controversy
John Silber, chancellor of Boston University wrote, "The promoters of Kepler College have honored Kepler not for his strength but for his weakness, as if a society advocating drunkenness named a school for Ernest Hemingway." Silber noted, "The fact is that astrology, whether judged by its theory or its practice, is bunkum. In a free society there is no reason to prevent those who wish to learn nonsense from finding teachers who want to make money peddling nonsense. But it is inexcusable for the government to certify teachers of nonsense as competent or to authorize - that is, endorse - the granting of degrees in nonsense." The vice provost for research at the University of Washington, Alvin Kwiram, called the school "Ludicrous" because "If I set up a college of tae kwon do, would they approve it? ... What if we had a college of quack medicine?"
See also
External links
- Kepler College – Official website
- Seattle Times – Article
- Seattle Weekly– Article