Do you get a real diploma from Penn Foster?

Program Overview

Earn your High School Diploma at home, at your own pace.

Becoming a High School graduate opens up new opportunities - go to college, start a new career, earn more money. Even if you decide not to go on to college, your High School Diploma can qualify you for new career fields.

Earning your high school diploma at home with Penn Foster is convenient, affordable, and accredited. Since there is no set class schedule, you study when and where it's convenient for you. You work at your own pace. There's no one to rush you or hold you back.

And while you work independently, you're never alone. Expert instructors and support staff - dedicated to helping you complete your coursework – are just a phone call or an email away.

Prepare for your High School Diploma at home with these courses and more:

• Reading Skills, English, and Mathematics
• American and World History
• Biology, Earth Science, and Physical Science
• Career-oriented electives like Auto Repair Technician, Personal Computer Specialist, and more...
• Traditional electives like Chemistry, Spanish, and Music

If you only need a course or two, we offer you the opportunity to take only the courses you need. 
Note: You must complete a minimum of 5.5 credits with Penn Foster to earn our high school diploma.

Don’t Need a Complete Program?
Penn Foster High School offers academic credit for recognized high school courses you have already successfully completed. See the Program Outline for more information.

Respected and Accredited
You'll earn your High School Diploma from Regionally and Nationally Accredited Penn Foster Career School International. Penn Foster Career School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and is licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools.

Transfer Credits
Penn Foster gives financial and academic credit for High School transfer credits.

Compulsory Age Requirements
Any student who is of compulsory age must ensure the program satisfies the state and local education requirements in their school district, or students will be considered truant. You need to check the requirement of your school district to ensure the Penn Foster High School program satisfies these requirements.

Contact Penn Foster Today.
We'll send you FREE information with absolutely no obligation! Find out more about earning your High School Diploma. Your program includes:

• All the textbooks, lessons, and study guides you need.
• Toll-free instructional support.
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail.

Click here to download our official course catalog. Here you’ll find all of our academic policies, procedures, and requirements.

*Applies to Automatic Payment Plan only.

Colleges that have accepted our High School Diploma

Academy of Art University
American Institute
American Intercontinental University
Art Institute (Online)
Ashford University
Atlanta Metropolitan College
Barton College
Bay Mills Community College
Beckfield College
Blue Cliff College
Brown Mackie College
Bryant University
Bucks County Community College
CalCoast University
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Career Education
Career Point College
Cedar Valley College
Central Michigan University
Chandler Gilbert Community College
Cincinnati State College
Cisco College
City Colleges of Chicago
Clackamas Community College
Clark College
College of the Albemarle
Colorado Mountain College
Concorde Career College
Daytona State College
Delaware Technical Community College
DeVry University
Dona Ana Branch Community College
Dorsey Schools
Evergreen State College
Faulkner State College
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Flathead Valley Community College
Front Range Community College
Garden City Community College
Georgia Perimeter College
Glendale Community College
Golden West Community College
Grand Canyon University
Grayson Community College
Gwinnett Technical College
Harper College
Harrisburg Area Community College
Herzing University
Hudson County Community College
Institute of Technology
Ivy Tech Community College
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

John Tyler Community College
Joliet Junior College
Kaplan University
Kirtland Community College
Lewis & Clark State College
Lord Fairfax Community College
Madisonville Community College
Maryville University
McCann School of Business and Technology
Metropolitan Community College
Metropolitan State College
Middle Tennessee State University
Middlesex Community College
Midland Technical College
Milan Institute
Mildred Elley
Monroe College
Mount Wachusett Community College
National College
Northampton Community College
Northeast Technical Institute
Northwest Technical College
Oakland Community College
Ozark Technical Community College
Penn Foster Career School
Penn Foster College
Pine Technical College
Prairie State College
Pulaski Technical College
Ross Medical Education Center
Salter School
Somerset Community College
South University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Southwestern Michigan College
Spokane Community College
State College of Florida
Strayer University
Success Education Colleges
Tarrant County College
Texarkana College
Tidewater Community College
Trident Technical College
Universal Technical Institute
University of Jamestown
University of Phoenix
University of the Virgin Islands
Volunteer State Community College
Walden University
Walla Walla Community College
Wayne State University
Wright Career College
York Technical College
Yuba Community College

Remember:
If applying to these or other non-listed post-secondary schools, students should check with the school to learn more about their acceptance policies. Credits earned in Penn Foster programs may transfer to some, but not all, learning institutions.

¹ This data was collected from Penn Foster graduates who stated they enrolled in that College with their Penn Foster High School diploma.