Editing Wyoming (section)

===Higher education===
{{Main list|List of colleges and universities in Wyoming}}

Wyoming has a public four-year institution, the [[University of Wyoming]] in [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]], and a private four-year college, [[Wyoming Catholic College]], in [[Lander, Wyoming|Lander]]. There are also seven two-year [[community college]]s.

Before the passing of a new law in 2006, Wyoming had hosted unaccredited institutions, many of them suspected [[diploma mill]]s.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2002174735_diploma09.html Alleged "diploma mills" flocking to Wyoming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223021228/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2002174735_diploma09.html |date=December 23, 2007 }}, by Mead Gruver, ''The Seattle Times'', February 9, 2005</ref> The 2006 law requires unaccredited institutions to make one of three choices: move out of Wyoming, close down, or apply for accreditation. The [[Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization]] predicted in 2007 that in a few years the problem of diploma mills in Wyoming might be resolved.<ref>[http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx Unaccredited Colleges] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715144241/http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx |date=July 15, 2007 }}, Potential problems with degree suppliers located in these states—Wyoming, ''[[Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization]]''</ref>