Penn Foster College — Affordable, FlexibleDistance Learning

Founded in 1890, Penn Foster has been a leader in career-focused, distance learning education for more than 100 years. We combine high-quality, online learning with flexible and affordable programming, which allows students to design a program and curriculum based around their schedules.

Offering everything from online associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees to individual coursework, Penn Foster Collegehas nearly 28,000 college students enrolled this year and a 96% student approval rating.

Students can choose among 22 accredited degree programs and 20 individual courses in areas such as business management, early childhood education, health care, and veterinary studies. At an average cost of $70 per credit, other schools don’t match our convenience and affordability. Many of our college credits are also recommended byACE CREDIT. Accredited and respected, this is the place for following your passion and doing so cost-effectively.

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Tips on Preparing Ahead of Time for College Entrance — Excerpt from CollegePlus’ Ebook “From Homeschool to Grad School”

I’m a homeschool high school graduate. My mom was always a little worried about homeschooling us all the way through to college, but after graduating a decade ago, I can’t say I’ve starved yet.

In fact, I’m doing a lot better than a lot of college grads these days and the autonomy that comes through homeschooling was the catalyst that’s made my success a reality.

Like my mom, others who homeschool their kids often wonder if they’re making the right choice, if the opportunities will still be there on the back end. I can say from personal experience that they absolutely are.

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 Turn Knowledge into College Credit at UExcelTest.com

Homeschoolers deserve to get credit for all the hard work they do… college credit. How can your student build up an impressive transcript that documents advanced learning? How can you inspire your self-motivated teen? Consider all the benefits of credit-by-examination programs. These programs allow homeschooled students to earn college credit in undergraduate subjects while still in high school. There are two other big advantages: your student saves time on the path to higher education and you save significant dollars in college tuition costs.

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Career Choices & Changes – Book & Website

The changing fortunes of our economy have caused a renewed interest in career planning for all of us. Thinking about what you do for a living – or want to do — is not the exclusive domain of young people in high school or college, but now relates even to middle­-aged workers who have suddenly been tossed into the realm of unemployment and no return to their former jobs.

Academic Innovations has published an extremely helpful – even vital – book to aid anyone in thinking about career choices and solving the attendant problems. While anyone can use the book to their advantage, this book is particularly focused on high school and college age students.  However the exercises and discussions in the book and website, My10yearPlan.com, are tremendously helpful in self-assessment for anyone.  And young people who enter college with a career focus and education plan are much more likely to graduate.
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Indiana University: Earn a College Degree at Home

Homeschooled students are accustomed to studying on their own schedule, at home, so it’s not surprising to learn that some of these students want to keep their independence when they go on to college.

Indiana University gives these students the opportunity to earn their college degree from home. By taking courses through the undergraduate Independent Study Program, students can earn an Indiana University Associate of Arts in General Studies (60 semester credit hours) or Bachelor of General Studies (120 semester credit hours).
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Bringing Computer Science to Your Homeschool World

By Chris Yust, Homeschool Programming, Inc.

You no doubt already have the basic subjects covered in your curriculum: Reading, writing, math, history, arts, science, geography, social studies … all of these things have an endless variety of resources available to you! None of them are likely to be that intimidating to teach either; after all, those topics were part of your own fundamental education! But how are you going to handle Computer Science?  Today this critical subject is more important than ever, yet many teachers and homeschool parents are not sure how to get started!
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