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Making the choice to online high school your children can be difficult. You’re dedicated to their success, and keeping them in a traditional high school setting seems like a safe way to secure it. One mom, Rhonda H., thought so until her daughter — and Penn Foster — convinced her otherwise. Find out what changed her mind.

No one’s life path is the same. Your High School experience should be unique just like you! Learn more about HS pathways that can help you get excited about school and ready for your next step after graduation.

Some people build a lifelong career as a pharmacy technician. Others use it as a stepping stone to prepare for a career as a licensed pharmacist. Either way, becoming a pharmacy technician can be the beginning of a great career. You’ll be able to feel good everyday knowing that you helped someone get the medications they need to live a healthy life.

Suddenly, this big exciting goal seems like a huge, scary challenge. How are you supposed to find time to study when you work all day and your kids have soccer practice after school? Not to mention you need to make dinner and pay the bills and... Take a deep breath. All you need to succeed is a study schedule that works for you. Making one isn’t hard. This post will show you how in six easy steps.

In any workplace, you’ll meet people you don’t always see eye to eye with. You’ll also meet people you mesh with immediately. Veterinary clinics are no different! For some expert advice on working with the different people you’ll interact with as a veterinary technician, we sat down with Megan, the Department Chair for Penn Foster’s Veterinary Academy! Check out her advice here.

Penn Foster graduates are some of the most dedicated, driven, and amazing people we’ve ever met. From facing challenges head on and defeating self-doubt to reaching their goals, each one has a story to tell. Want to get inspired and hear about life after graduation? Check out these recent Alumni Spotlight Webinar stories and catch up on what you missed.

Interested in working in a skilled trade? If you like tinkering with parts, fixing problems, and working with cutting edge home technology, appliance repair technician could be the job for you. With our reliance on working household appliances and the development of Smart Home and Smart appliances, skilled repair technicians are likely to have plenty of opportunities to find jobs or start their own business. With that in mind, Penn Foster has made updates to the Appliance Repair program to reflect the technological advances that are crucial to the appliance industry. Here’s what you need to know.

You’re the hero of your own story and it’s time to write your future, the one you want. Being your own back to school hero means taking everything you already have going on in your life, like work or family responsibilities, and making it work. Even further, a back to school hero (like you), can add furthering your education to that list. You know what you want to do, you’re driven to get it done, no excuses. It’s making the decision then taking the steps needed to be as successful as possible. Being a back to school hero is about jumping all in and making sure you achieve your goals no matter what stands in your way. It starts here.

Gaining confidence is not something that develops overnight, but through years of stumbling through difficult situations. You slowly become aware of your strengths, but even then, you’re still unsure if you’re good enough and doubt the life-changing decisions you want to make. You put your dreams on hold because it’s easier to stay where you are than risk failure. But you know that mentality is getting in the way of your happiness and you need to overcome that fear. Here’s how two Penn Foster grads took the first, difficult step toward their goals and built their confidence.

You’re in the process of building your future. Or, at least, in the process of deciding how to actively work toward the future you’ve been dreaming of! But knowing where to begin creating the foundation you need to move to the career you want, can be frustrating. You may not even know exactly what you want to do yet! Earning a new credential or furthering your education can be the first step on your journey to the career you want. If you’re new to online education or if you’ve been out of school for a while, you might be nervous about getting into the swing of things. Here’s how you can work on strengthening your foundation and continue building yourself — and your skills — up!