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How do you get a .edu, is it possible?

Thanks!

 

There are hundreds of Forum sites on .edu sites . All you need to do is type this small command in Google search inurl:.edu forum . Thank go to those forums and post your link (don't spam it , participate) and you'll get a backlink from .edu site

 

maybe you can read? http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=379798

 

opps, Thanks.

 

password20, make sure you fully read the question before answering.
Your answer would be good for a question that would sound like "How can I get an .edu backlink?".
Nerve just wants an .edu domain.

 

if you dont own a education company in usa, you are not allowed to register a edu domain

 

I've published on this topic in the past, and as a refresher, will summarize main regulations below:

1. Current Regulations. Currently, new EDU registrations are reserved only for institutions accredited by agencies on the US Department of Education list, and the so-called EDU management organizations (e.g. University of California Reagents), that oversee multiple universities. Legally there is no geographical restriction for new EDUs, and a number of foreign universities accredited by US accrediting agencies have .EDU (e.g. www.london.edu - London Business School).

2. Grandfathered Clause. Prior to 2001, EDU domains were managed by NetworkSolutions, which had somewhat different rules than the current registrar. As a result, when the US Department of Commerce transferred the administration to Educause, they stipulated a grandfathered clause. The grandfathered clause states that any EDU registered prior to 2001 does not need to meet accreditation requirements and other post-2001 stipulations (such as the 1 name per school restriction).

As a result, there are many non-university organizations that own EDU, including high schools, museums, associations, and for-profit corporations (e.g. Montgomery Blair High School - www.mbhs.edu; J. Paul Getty Trust - www.getty.edu; Exploratorium Science Museum - www.exploratorium.edu, just to name a few).

3. How to get .EDU Unless you're an accredited school, you cannot register a new .EDU. Neither can you buy an EDU domain as they cannot be bought or sold directly, only through the transfer of organizational ownership.

Thus, an individual can only get an EDU by buying an entire school / organization, which owns a grandfathered .EDU (typically, this will be a small school that closed its doors or never took off the ground because of funding, etc.). Avg. price of these deals ~ $15-20K.

PM me if you have more questions.

 

Only usa approved people get these great .edu domains

 

Dollarman2007 - I have one piece of happy news for you: good EDU domains no more. After 2003, generic EDUs cannot be registered regardless of the accreditation status of the school (the ones registered prior to 2003, can continue to be used). So even if you were Harvard, you could not register sex.edu

 

Too bad, btw my higher university has a .edu www.nmims.edu
but my college does not