Penn Foster College

Penn Foster College

Penn Foster College is a degree-granting post-secondary distance education institution, located in the United States. The institution was founded in 1890, and was known as International Correspondence School, or ICS. The college was established in 1977 by ICS and was known as The Center for Degree Studies which was located and operated from Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 2006 it was renamed to Penn Foster College and moved to its new headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. [ [http://wtvr.com/Global/story.asp?S=6899032 CBS 6-WTVR, Richmond Va] ]

Accreditation

Penn Foster College is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) [ [http://www.detc.org/ Distance Education and Training Council] ] , a nationally-recognized (not regionally so there are restrictions on transferability and recognition from schools and employers) accrediting agency which is approved by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). [ [http://www.chea.org/default.asp Council for Higher Education Accreditation] ] In addition, the Penn Foster Veterinary Technician Associate Degree program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). [ [http://www.avma.org/education/cvea/default.asp American Veterinary Medical Association ] ]

Licensing

Penn Foster College is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education [ [http://azppse.state.az.us/directory.html Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education ] ] and is authorized to grant Associate of Science degrees.

Academics

The college focuses on associate of science degrees in the fields of business, criminal justice, early childhood education, engineering and computer science, technology, health care, and the legal profession. Students can study online, in print, or in combination. [ [http://www.azhighered.org/accg/details.asp?ID=543 ACPE Arizona Career and College Guide - Institution Details] ]

ee also

*Penn Foster High School

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.pennfostercollege.edu Penn Foster College] official website
* http://azppse.state.az.us/directory.html


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