Preparing for Your College Search

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Finding your best match for your college and program may be daunting for you and your support group, parents/guardians, counselor, etc. We can help you connect to many colleges to have informative conversations and assist you in making your decision. Contrary to popular belief, however, students don’t need to have that “a-ha” moment when they eventually find the campus where they belong, says Thyra Briggs.

Before You Attend the Fairs

Review Dr. Kevin J. Fleming's videos. Tap the Videos for all Audiences and Videos for Students links to watch Preparing for Life After High School: 4 Skills & 4 Steps to a Successful Career. Additional career-related videos are available on his website.

Articles to Read

The U.S. News article linked above in the first paragraph, 32 Questions to Ask on a College Visit, also provides links to articles such as 8 Types of College Campus Visits. Another essential article is Forbes’ What Accreditation Should A College Have? What To Know.

Informed Decision ~ Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

Enrolling in an accredited institution and program could make you more competitive post-graduation, as stated in the Forbes article above. Connecting to the (CHEA)—Browse Directories, i.e., Search Institutions, Search Programs, and Search Accreditors, allows you to contact the institutions with questions.

Sample CHEA Search

If you want to determine the accreditation organization for your program,
  1. Connect to the CHEA website.
  2. Click Browse Directories and Search Programs
  3. Locate Program Type by scrolling down to find, e.g. Interior Design, and click Search.
  4. You can now select from the Institution, e.g. Michigan State University or Accredited Program heading.
    1. Selecting the Institution will show you the college’s Institutional Accreditation and its Accredited Programs.
    2. Selecting Accredited Program will provide the contact information for the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) and list their certified Interior Design programs. You can also produce a duplicate listing of the CIDA-certified Interior Design programs by entering CIDA in the Search Box for Search Accreditors.

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If you are considering enrolling in college for the first time or returning, you and your support group, parents/guardians, counselor, etc., can .

Please complete each step of the Set Up Your Profile dialog.
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