When even schools don't know the difference between NA and RA

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My son is attending a nationally accredited certificate program in our town.  However, when we were speaking with admissions, I was told that they are accredited and was told his credits should transfer anywhere.  I asked what kind of accreditation it was and who was the accrediting agency and she looked at me like I had 2 heads and said "I don't know, I can find out."  They are nationally accredited by ABHES for their programs in Personal Training and Massage.  I told the admissions counselor that she should not be telling people that they can transfer the credits anywhere because not every college accepts National accreditation. She had no idea about their accreditation, just that they had it.  This program is fine for us and will help him achieve Certifications as a PFT, but I am glad that I knew what to ask!  (Thanks to Jennifer Cook Derosa!)