You have a few options: you can contact your local Better Business Bureau, your state higher education agency or you could also check with the consumer protection division of your state attorney general's office. Another way to check is to make an enquiry with the agency that licences or accredits the school to see if it meets the required standards that are expected
Good to know, and related to reducing college costs, what can happen if I live off campus?
You could save money by sharing a house or apartment with multiple housemates to cut down the cost of rent, and carpool to save on gas and parking.
Is there any way for me to research schools by actually attending them in person?