<p>New programs are always a risk. But obviously, every accredited program out there today had to graduate one brave class of individuals before accreditation was given to them. </p>
<p>I would recommend doing some research to determine the overall reputation of the school. You can avoid some of the risk of not getting an accredited degree by knowing whether or not the school has had problems in the past with accreditation. Check to see if they have had their accreditation retracted, or violated in any other programs offered. This information might not be easy to obtain, but if you CAN find out anything, it should give you a rough idea of what to expect with the school getting ABET accreditation.</p>
<p>FWIW though, A&M Corpus Christi has pretty weak student body stats and poor 4 and 6 year graduation rates (21% and 40%). These are factors in the accreditation process, but I can’t say whether or not these issues would hold them back from accreditation. They do raise a caution flag though.</p>