'Houston University' uses fake address, phony faculty to sign up students

[TexasTowelie]

The online university website has a similar-sounding name to the University of Houston, but UH is warning people that there is no affiliation.


HOUSTON — An online university website with a similar-sounding name to the University of Houston is using an address that doesn’t exist and posting faculty who are fake, KHOU 11 Investigates has discovered.

At first glance, Houston University of Science and Technology looks like a great place to learn, with a website full of smiling students all giving a thumbs up for this “remarkable center of excellence” and “high-quality education that brings you ultimate success.”

One prospective student said it all sounded real when she got a call from a university representative promising great news about a master's program.

“You will be provided with, like, a very high scholarship, like 80%. You just need to pay the admission fee to lock in your application. You know, the scholarship is going to end you have to make a decision,” Dalia, an international student who asked that her last name not be used, said of the phone call.

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