Offers Diploma: Yes
Grades: 3-12
Accredited/Approved?: Yes
Authority: SACS CASI
Fee Structure: By the year
Price: $2,500
Accepts adult and/or teen students?: Only teen
Type of program: Semester-based
Year Founded: 2007
Telephone: 866-418-8741
Email: LUOAinfo@liberty.edu

Offers Diploma: Yes
Grades: 9-12
Accredited/Approved: Yes
Authority: AdvancED, CITA, SACS CASI, Florida Department of Education, College Board
Financing offered: Yes. Currently offering interest-free financing with no credit check.
Price: Enroll today for just $31.
Accepts adult and/or teen students?: Both
Type of program: Self-Paced
Year founded: 2004
Contact Person: Admissions Department
Telephone: 1.888.492.9762
Email: info@AmericanOnlineHigh.com

The actual question that came to me this week was: I have a son who lives in Singapore. Can he study in an online school and gain admission into a US university?

For a question that is only two sentences, there are a number of factors that come into play here. First off, the easy answer to this question is yes. Well, probably yes. Some things that you will want to address, though:

1. Is the online high school accredited by a U.S. regional or national accreditor? You will want to be particularly careful with this requirement because there are indeed fake accreditors. While there a few online high schools that are deemed acceptable to U.S. universities and are not accredited, it is best to avoid this issue. Why? Because you are already looking for special dispensation (that whole living abroad thing). No reason to give them further reasons to reject you.
2. Does the online high school have a history of sending its students to universities? People earn online high school diplomas for a variety of reasons. Some online high school are more “college prep” than others. Some online high schools provide lists on their websites of colleges to which their graduates have been accepted. This is worth exploring.
3. Which online high schools are good choices if you are living abroad and want to eventually go to a U.S. university? Certainly online high schools that are related  to  universities  are  good  choices. That being said, there are other schools that have long histories of sending students off  to  university.
4. Have you done your due diligence? Select a few possibilities based on these priorities and call potential universities. With regard to online high schools, you will likely find some universities that care, some that do not, and many that are somewhere in the middle. It’s best to know where your universities of choice land on this issue.

So really what I am saying is, yes, it can work out for your son (and for others), but it’s important to do your homework first. Don’t assume based on this blog post alone that everything will work out. Make sure you understand the issue.

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Education 2.0 is a product of the organization’s iLearn Project, which is designed to identify, defend and promote the expansion of public online learning options. The publication features innovative programs and companies around the world that demonstrate the powerful student learning outcomes that can be achieved when visionary leaders apply today’s technology to education. SHCOE was one of only two online education providers recognized in Education 2.0‘s “Non-Traditional Programs” category.

SHCOE’s affordable online program enable both adult and youth learners to earn a high school diploma while also completing coursework for a credentialed career certificate in areas such as Childcare, Transportation Services, Office Management, Homeland Security, Protection Services, and General Career Preparation.

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Is this the year that you decide to take your child out of her off-line school?

Is this the year that you attend a school that engages you? That offers you a different kind of education? That inspires you?

Make 2012 that year.

What you may not know about this school is that it recently received accreditation from AdvancED and NCA CASI. This means that their program would be acceptable to most colleges and universities in the U.S.

I encourage you to take a look at this online high school diploma program in Minnesota!

However, there are a few reasons for why you should consider that in-state option:

1. Some online schools are public schools. This can make them free for you, but only if you live in that state (or county or school district, etc.)
2. If you have a problem with the school, there is something to be said for being able to walk into the school to get that problem resolved.
3. If your plan is to attend college in that same state, it can be helpful with the admissions office to know about the school. This is more likely if it is in the same state.

All that being said, being in the same state is typically not a major factor in online school selection.