American World University (AWU) is an unaccredited institution offering post-secondary education programs by distance learning. It has no physical campus. It awards academic degrees. In January 2005 American World University offered "all degrees" for $1,000 as a "New Years Special".
Founded in 1990 by Maxine Asher, AWU operated out of a Rapid City, South Dakota office until 2000, when an increase in Iowa standards for post-secondary institutions forced it to relocate to Pascagoula, Mississippi. Asher herself is based in California.
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