<p>I suspect not very. I wouldn’t use the list of NAST members as a filter for schools to which to apply. In doing a quick random search of the electronic membership list, neither BOCO, UMich, CMU, UArts or NYU came up on the list of 'accredited" institutions. I doubt that the lack of “accreditation” from NAST means anything about the quality of schools. Maybe someone from within the educational community can shed some light on the actual role and significance of NAST and other similar institutions</p>