1) Is there any chance you will transfer your credits?
Nationally accredited schools almost always accept credits from regionally accredited schools, but regionally accredited schools often DO NOT accept credits from nationally accredited schools. This is the most important thing to consider.

your sentence, “…, but regionally accredited schools often DO NOT accept credits from nationally accredited schools.” I would be more clear here, because the word “often” allows for-profit schools to twist this ambiguity when misleading potential students into signing a contract to enroll into their college. Therefore, I would like to expand on your use of the term “often.” The only regionally accredited colleges who will accept nationally accredited college credits are for-profit, regionally accredited colleges. The non-profit, regionally accredited colleges (or traditional colleges as you put it) will not accept nationally accredited college credits.

The for-profit industry is making a big push for attaining regional accreditation and they are trying to survive by using a misleading (but accurate statement) when answering questions about transfer of credit. They answer, ” It’s up to the receiving institution.” This is true, but misleading nonetheless, because they are purposely instructing staff members to answer in this fashion.

2) Are you planning to attend graduate school?
Again, nationally accredited graduate programs almost always accept regionally accredited undergrad degrees, but regionally accredited programs DO NOT always accept nationally accredited undergrad degrees.

The same here for my answer above…

3) Are you on a really tight budget?
Some nationally accredited programs are less expensive than regionally accredited programs, and non-accredited programs are sometimes even cheaper.

This is actually the opposite. YOu’ll find that nationally accredited colleges are much more expensive than “traditional” schools due to there is no built-in tax revenue like state schools have. Even private, non-profits get a little tax money (per head). The for-profit industry receives no tax money, but in a way do by being eligible for financial aid (which is taxpayer money) if they attain national or regional accreditation. So they have to pay more and make a profit, i.e. Westwood College (for profit) charges more than $70,000 for a bachelor’s (likely more now)