Moreover, Pacific Western University (Hawaii) offered degree programs through partnerships with various countries, including Japan, Korea, Mexico, Argentina and Taiwan.
[4] Both legislative bodies honored the university for its innovative, cost effective and quality distance education programs.
After the passage of the Homeland Security Act, Section 4107 of tile 5, U.S. Code was amended.
The official senate record stated that Pacific Western University (Los Angeles) was recognized as California state-approved.
However, because Hawaii had no state-approval process, it was noted that the difference between the two schools was hard to ascertain since they were under the same ownership.
In 2004, Investigative reporters from television station KVOA of Tucson, Arizona,[7] reported that Pima Community College in Tucson had reduced the salaries of two faculty members who previously had been paid at the PhD level based on degrees from P.W.U.
In 2005, the State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection brought a lawsuit against the institution, alleging that it enrolled fewer than 25 in-state residents, and used several websites (including www.apiu.ws, www.open-universities.com, www.warwicks.com and www.imed-pwu.com) to enroll distance education students from other places.
In late 2005, it was reported in the Irish Independent that the chief science adviser to the government of Ireland, Barry McSweeney, had advanced his career using a degree obtained from Pacific Western University (Louisiana).
[12][13] Education Services confirms that McSweeny was a graduate of Pacific Western University (Louisiana).
[16] According to Inside Higher Ed, the association ended in 2005 when Pacific Western University California's assets were sold.