High School Diplome Programs

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of a High School Diploma program, that is out of the USA that is legit. I would perfer to see one from Mexico or France or anywhere but, have them in english.

Thanks

 

I use Keystone National High School for my high-schooler. You can take just a few classes, or you can choose classes based on a template and get a diploma. Very flexible, about $200 per class, and includes teacher help if you need it. Uses the honor system (exams are not proctored). And it's regionally accredited, which, where I'm from, means our state colleges won't make my homeschooler take the SATII (a small benefit, but a benefit nonetheless).

There are many others. Some colleges even offer distance high school classes. Google "homeschool +accredited" and you should get plenty of info.

Something else to check out--some high school programs will accept CLEPs or other testing in lieu of taking a class.

Nice to have options.

 

My wife went through Education Direct. Cost is all inclusive with books, and to be honest, the course is not overly difficult. She finished in about a year and a half, taking her time. The DETC approved diploma was good enough for employment and probationary enrollment at a local community college.

 

Another choice is DETC accredited Citizens' High School. Tuition is all inclusive and is relatively cheap costing only $420.00 per academic year. In other words, if you dropped out in 10th grade you would need to complete two academic years, thus, your tuition would be $420.00 x 2 = $840.00. Not bad at all.

http://www.citizenschool.com

 

By "out of the USA," you're saying that you want it to be from a high school that's outside the USA, right? Or by "out of the USA" do you mean, like, "comes out of" or "from" the USA? I'm so confused!

If it's the former, then no one here has, as of this writing, really answered your question yet. You seem to require that even though it's outside of the US, it must be English-speaking. The top-three non-US, English-speaking countries that come to mind are Canada, Australia, the UK and South Africa... though there are certainly others. You might want to do some Google searches using terms like "distance learning" or "online" or "correspondence" coupled with the words "high school" and "Canada" or "South Africa" etc. Ontario, Canada's Kitchener-Waterloo Private School comes to mind, but I'm not sure if it offers a complete degree program. The UK's Gridlink Online also comes to mind; as does its ASW2 program.

If it's the latter, then I'd like to toss onto the pile James Madison High School, a PCDI entity that is, interestingly, fully regionally-accredited. Its courses are nicely packaged. It has both college-bound and non-college-bound tracks. No matter what anyone thinks of other PCDI entities, for roughly only $1,300 up-front, or a mere $49-per-month for 26 months, you can get a four-year, fully regionally-accredited high school diploma that's actually quite respectable. If one only needs a year or two of high school credits, then the cost, obviously, is much less.

Another private-company high-school that's, nevertheless, fully regionally-accredited, is University of Phoenix's High School Diploma Program.

There are also many regionally-accredited US universities that have regionally-accredited high school programs, some or all of which are via distance learning... like, for example, Indiana University's High School Program; or Texas Tech's (which includes lots of credit-by-examination possibilities); or the University of Mississippi's Independent Study High School; or the University of Tennessee Independent Study High School; or the University of Oklahoma's Independent Learning High School; or the University of Missouri-Columbia Online High School; or the University of North Dakota's Independent Study High School; and my personal favorite among the University-sponsored high school programs, the University of Nebraska's Independent Study High School... just to name a few. There are many others.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has a fairly comprehensive listing of virtual school programs, by state. Click here to see it.

And there are many others out there.

Hope that helps!

 

In 2003, when Ten Speed published Bears' Guide to Earning High School Diplomas Nontraditionally there were many options available. Two years later, there are even more.

A couple of the programs that I like are Indiana University High School, the North Dakota Division of Independent Study, and Laurel Springs.

However, your request was specifically for non-U.S. schools. At that time, I don't recall finding any international distance learning high schools, but I also didn't look that hard (given the market for the book).

Good luck!



Tom Nixon

 

I'm not sure for the reasoning behind wanting a non-US high school diploma. If it's a cost issue, and you happen to live in Oklahoma, Muskogee High School offers a DL degree. If you live in Oklahoma, there is no charge to take the classes.