Citizens' High School urges web shoppers searching
for High School Diploma Programs be aware that there
are many fine Institutions that offer quality high
school diploma programs. Unfortunately, there is
equally as many or more “diploma mills”
anxiously waiting to take your money and provide
you with nothing but shattered dreams. Be very careful
and even suspicious of any claims that you can graduate
and earn your diploma “in just days or
weeks” “Be awarded a diploma
based on your life experiences” “Online
schools that do not list a phone number or address”
“Online schools which boast they only
ship their products via UPS (United Parcel Service)”
As a starting point we recommend considering “Accredited
Institutions” as a starting benchmark for
purposes of comparison. Make sure the claim of accreditation
includes a statement that the Accrediting agency
is “recognized by the U. S. Department of
Education as a Nationally or Regionally recognized
accrediting agency”.
Please read the following articles to educate yourself
on the importance of accreditation and what to look
for when choosing a school.
ARTICLES:
FTC Consumer
Alert: published in January 2005 by
the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer
Protection, and the Office of Consumer & Business
Education.
Fact
Sheet 6 "Diploma Mills" published
by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
“What
Does Accreditation Mean to You, the Student?”
published by the Distance Education and
Training Council, Washington, D.C.
http://www.detc.org
The Distance Education and Training Council has
been the standard-setting agency for correspondence
study and distance education institutions since
it was established in 1926. Its purpose was, and
still is today, "to foster and preserve high
quality, educationally sound and widely accepted
distance education and independent learning institutions".
