remained until 2007. In testimony before the House Oversight Committee relating to the Mitchell Report and Roger Clemens, personal trainer Brian McNamee confirmed that his Ph.D. in behavioral sciences was from Columbus University. He said that he took courses "electronically" and submitted a written dissertation. Representative Tom Davis asked him if Columbus University was a diploma mill, and McNamee responded, "As I found out later on, it appears it is." Columbus University is on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's list of institutions whose degrees are illegal to use in Texas, because degrees from such institutions have been found to be "fraudulent or substandard". References External links Columbus University website Distance education institutions based in the United States Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing Private universities and colleges in Mississippi Universities and colleges in New Orleans Private universities and colleges in Louisiana Unaccredited institutions of higher learning in the United States