Good Morning, What is the quickest way for an adult to get a high school diploma in the US via distance learning. Thanks. Hille
By "learning", do you mean that the person is not yet ready to take the GED? If the person is ready, here's the link: http://www.acenet.edu/calec/ged/home.html
My wife, who earned her high school diploma in a foriegn non-english speaking country, went through ICS/Harcourt (now Thompson direct) to get her DETC approved high school diploma. It took her two years, but she really took her time. It could be done in 8-9 months if you were dedicated (and could read well in english). 90 percent of the tests can be done on-line and are not really challenging, to be honest. The diploma has served to get her government jobs, it seems as equally recognized as a GED.
There are a number of possible ways that someone could earn a high school diploma or its equivalent. While the GED is one option, it is certainly not the only option. Online high schools are growing in number and popularity. While independent study programs ("correspondence") outnumbers them now, that will change. The advantage to online schools is the faceless nature of it all. You can be 41, but no one else knows it. High school proficiency exams other than the GED are possible. The most well-known is California's version, the CHSPE. The distinct advantage that it offers is the ability to take the test at 16 or when you've finished your sophomore year. In CA, you have wait until you're 18 to take the GED. Independent study courses can be fast or slow depending on the person and how many previous credits they have. There are a number of quite good programs, both DETC and regionally accredited. (As an aside, when writing my book, I contacted numerous universities to ask about DETC acceptance, the vast majority had no problem with *at the high school level*. It would be interesting to do a real study on the subject.) A couple of these programs are over 100 years old and still going strong. Tom Nixon
