Accreditation
Penn Foster High School is accredited for grades 9 through adult by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. 215-662-5603 www.css-msa.org.
Penn Foster High School is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
Penn Foster High School is licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools.
All Penn Foster programs are affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement.
Penn Foster Career School is a Better Business Bureau accredited business with a BBB Rating of A+.
Many Penn Foster programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans education benefits. Reservists may also qualify for veterans education benefits. Check your local or regional VA office for eligibility requirements. Click here for more information.
Our school is registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Note, Internet access is required to complete the online Penn Foster High School College Preparatory courses listed on the NCAA Eligibility Center site. The Penn Foster High School CEEB code is 394413. To meet NCAA eligibility, minimum completion time for these College Preparatory courses is four months. To enroll, or for further information, please call
1-800-961-6407.
Additional Penn Foster Career School institutional and faculty memberships and affiliations include:
- American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
- American Association of Community Colleges
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- American Association of Medical Assistants
- Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- American Medical Technologists
- American Society for Engineering Education
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Society of Travel Agents
- Association of Bridal Consultants
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- Association of Veterinary Technician Educators
- Career College Association
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- Electronics Technician Association
- The Humane Society of the United States
- Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- International Association of Administrative Professionals
- International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians
- International Society for Technology in Education
- National Association of Legal Assistants
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals
- National Federation of Paralegal Associations
- Northeast Veterinary Technician Education Association (NEVTEA)
- Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators (PAPSA)
- Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association
- Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association
- SAE (The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility - Land, Sea, Air and Space)
- Society of Broadcast Engineers
- Veterinary Technicians & Assistants Association of Pennsylvania (VTAAP)