Happy New Year! 2012 will be a year of new beginnings and when dreams will be realized.

For some, new years is often accompanied with new career and new start to college. If a new college, I recommend before spending your money, check the accreditation. I will strongly suggest that this be done when applying small and not well known colleges or higher learning institutions.

For more information on college accreditation please visit http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Index.aspx.

Another important fact to know when looking and applying for college is to research the program that you are interested in. Many have organizations where you can research which college provide the best and recognized programs. For example if you are interested in law, you can begin your research by visiting www.americanbar.org.

Good luck and good colleging!