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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:02, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

California Takshila University[edit]

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Not notable, and may not even exist. I have been unable to find any third-party reliable sourcing substantiating the existence of this institution. It's not included on the long California BPPE list of approved institutions at http://www.bppe.ca.gov/schools/approved_schools.shtml and it is has not submitted an annual report to BPPE: https://www.dca.ca.gov/webapps/bppe/annual_report.php . I've received email suggesting that I contact Jennifer Juarez at BPPE to verify the school's registration with BPPE. (But note that an email from BPPE would not create notability.) Orlady (talk) 02:35, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:47, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:47, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete pending evidence that the school is actually accredited to issue degrees. That evidence is currently lacking. The school's website [1], while it claims to issue a "master degree," is rather vague about it, and their physical therapy program is forthright in stating that it gives only a two-year associate's degree, after which students will have to go elsewhere to complete their bachelor's. It's possible this "university" exists mainly as a gleam in someone's eye. They don't have an application form[2] or even a physical address that I could find. I found absolutely no coverage at Google News Archive. --MelanieN (talk) 03:19, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: Accreditation is not necessary for an academic institution to be notable. Unaccredited schools can be notable, based on third-party published documentation. Further, note that the California BPPE officially "approves" many unaccredited schools, so the absence of Takshili from the BPPE lists can be considered unusual. --Orlady (talk) 04:15, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

True, unaccredited schools can be notable based on WP:GNG; this school fails the GNG standard because it lacks coverage at Google News Archive, as I noted. My mention of accreditation was to see if it might qualify via the "automatic notability" standard for accredited degree-granting institutions; without evidence of accreditation it does not. --MelanieN (talk) 14:15, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete as not notable although it may become notorious; mentioned in blogs as a school to not attend because it lacks accreditation.[3] Unable to find mention of this school in a reliable source. DocTree (talk) 04:03, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, appears to fail WP:GNG.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 09:23, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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