The Q: I was just wondering what the negatives are of going to a college that isn't accredited. For example, I'm planning on going to Pensacola Christian College and majoring in English. However, they are not accredited.

The A: I would urge you to reconsider. There are several reasons not to go to a school that's not accredited. First of all, it probably means the quality of the curriculum and faculty doesn't meet the standards of the accrediting bodies, and therefore your education will not be of the quality you deserved. Second, you might well not be able to go to graduate school, or get graduate funding, with an unaccredited degree. Third, and most practically, more and more companies are signing on to quality assurance programs that require that they see proof of your education, and unaccredited colleges won't count.

Although accrediting bodies are not flawless, they are an important tool for quality assurance within the *education* industry, and I hope you'll take them seriously.

—Anahid Kassabian, Chief Advisor

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