“野鸡大学”是一个贬意词，指一些大学或学院随便向学生发出证书、文凭等，而该证书或文凭并不获部分雇主或一般大学所承认。此类院校又被称为“文凭工厂”。
唐骏事件之后，很多人非常想了解到底什么是野鸡学校， 以免被野鸡学校欺骗。下面我以California Miramar University (formely Pacific Western University, Tang Jun's alma mater) 为例，来探讨一下这个问题。 我建议看三个方面：是否赢利，是否经常更名，教授背景。
California Miramar University 也有一些教授 他的MBA, DBA, BA 是从正规学校拿到的：
Greg Kahn, MBA
M.B.A. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
B.A. UCLA
Research Interests and teaching specialization: Finance and Accounting
Louise Kelly, Ph.D.
Business Administration
Ph.D., Concordia University
M.B.A., Concordia University
B.A., McGill University, Montreal
Research Interests and teaching specialization : Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Doreen Gounaris, M.M.
M.M., Brandeis University
B.A., University of Massachusetts in Amherst
Research Interests and teaching specialization: Marketing, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, and Organizational Behavior
Antonio Vianna, M.M.
M.M., Northwestern University
B.S., Union College
Research Interests and teaching specialization: Leadership, Human Resources, Business Management, Principles of Business, Principles of Management, Fundamentals of Human Resources, and English Writing
Kathleen Bates, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Capella University
M.B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
B.Sc., State University of New York at Buffalo
Research Interests and teaching specialization: Management Theory, Organizational Leadership, and Human Resource Management.
Luke J. Trusso, PhD
Ph.D., Duquesne University
M.A., University at Buffalo
B.A., State University of New York; College at Buffalo
Research Interests and Teaching specialization: English literature, Philosophy, French, German, Critical Thinking.
