Is a Penn Foster High School Diploma Accepted by Colleges?

Our students have gone on to many colleges after earning their Penn Foster High School diploma. Below is a sampling of some of the colleges who have accepted the Penn Foster High School diploma within the last 3 years.¹ It is not guaranteed that a Penn Foster High School graduate will be accepted into any of these institutions. Remember, colleges have a variety of entry requirements, and not all colleges recognize all high school diplomas.

Colleges That Have Accepted a Penn Foster High School Diploma

At Penn Foster, we're proud to say that many institutions recognize the value of our high school diploma. With the strong foundation provided by your Penn Foster education, you can take the next steps toward furthering your education with confidence.

Adelphi University
Aiken Technical College
Allegany College of Maryland
American Institute
Angelina college
Angelo State University
Antelope Valley College
Appalachian State University
Arizona College of Nursing
Arizona State University
Arkansas State University Three Rivers
Ashworth College
ATA college
Atlanta Career Institute
Atlanta Technical College
Aultman College
Austin Community College
Austin Peay State University
Barton Community College
Bates Technical College
Bellevue University
Belmont University
Bergen Community College
Berkeley College
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Black Hawk College
Black Hills State University
Black River Technical College
Bluefield State University
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Boise State University
Bossier Parish Community College
Boston Career Institute
Brazosport College
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Brightpoint Community College
Brookline College
Broward College
Brunswick Community College
Bryan University
Butler Community College
Calhoun Community College
Cambridge College
Cape Fear Community College
Capella University
Carrington College
Casa Loma College
Catawba Valley Community College
Cayuga Community College
Central Arizona College
Central Georgia Technical College
Central Piedmont Community College
Central Texas College
Central Washington University
Centura College
Century College
Cerritos College
Chamberlain University
Charleston Southern University
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Chattanooga College
Chattanooga State Community College
Clackamas Community College
Clark College
Cleveland State Community College
Coastal Pines Technical College
College Of Central Florida
College of DuPage
College of Mount Saint Vincent
College of Southern Maryland
College of Southern Nevada
College of the Mainland
College of the Redwoods
Collin College
Colorado Christian University
Colorado State University
Colorado Technical University
Columbia State Community College
Columbus Technical College
Community College of Baltimore County
Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Rhode Island
Concorde Career Institute
Craven Community College
Culinary Institute of America
Cuyahoga Community College
Dallas College
Dalton State College
Davis Technical College
Dawson Technical Institute of Kennedy-King College
Delaware Technical Community College
Delta College
DeVry University
Dorsey College
Dyersburg State Community College
East Central Community College
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Virginia Career College
ECPI University
Edward Waters University
El Paso Community College
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Empire Beauty School
Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
Essex County College
Everglades University
Excelsior University
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Flathead Valley Community College
Fletcher Technical Community College
Florida International University
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Florida Technical College
Fort Hays State University
Fortis Colleges &Institutes
Fox College
Francis Marion University
Franklin University
Fresno City College
Front Range Community College
Full Sail University
Gadsden State Community College
Galen College of Nursing
Gaston college
Gateway Community & Technical College
Gavilan College
Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology
Georgia Military College
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Georgia Southern University
Georgia State University
Glendale Community College
Grand Canyon University
Greenville Technical College
Gwinnett Technical College
Harford Community College
Harris-Stowe State University
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Helena College
Henry Ford College
Herzing University
Highland Community College
Highline College
Hinds Community College
Holyoke Community College
Hopkinsville Community College
Houston Community College
Hudson County Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Illinois State University
Indian River State College
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo
Iowa State University
Ivy Tech Community College
Jackson College
Jackson State Community College
Jacksonville State University
Jamestown Community College
Jefferson Community & Technical College
Jefferson State Community College
Johnson County Community College
Kaskaskia College
Keiser University
Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Kishwaukee College
Lake Area Technical College
Lake Land College
Lake Region State College
Lamar University
Lander university
Lane Community College
Laurel Ridge Community College
Lawson State Community College
Leeward Community College
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Lenoir Community College
Liberty University
Lincoln Land Community College
Lincoln University of Missouri
Lindenwood University
Logan University
Lone Star College
Long Island University Post
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Louisiana State University
Lynn University
Madisonville Community College
Manhattan University
Marymount University
Maryville College
Maryville University
Maysville Community and Technical College
McHenry County College
Memphis State University
Mercy College of Ohio
Miami Dade College
Middle Tennessee State University
Middlesex College
Miller-Motte College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Missouri State University

Mitchell Community College
Montana State University Billings
Montclair State University
Montgomery College
Moraine Valley Community College
Morehead State University
Morehouse College
Morgan State University
Motion Picture Institute
Motlow State Community College
Murray State University
Nashville State Community College
Nathan Layne institute
National Louis University
National University
New Mexico Junior College
New River Community and Technical College
New York Institute of Art and Design
New York Institute of Photography
Newberry College
Norfolk State University
North Carolina Central University
Northampton Community College
Northeast Alabama Community College
Northeast State Community College
Northern Arizona University
Northern Essex Community College
Northern Kentucky University
Northern Virginia Community College
Northshore technical Community College
Northwest Career College
Northwest Florida State college
Northwestern College
Oakton Community College
Odessa College
Oklahoma City Community College
Olympic College
Orange Coast College
Oregon State University
Orlando Medical Institute
Otterbein University
Owensboro Community & Technical College
Ozarks Technical Community College
Palm Beach State College
Parkland College
Pasadena City College
Pearl River Community college
Peirce College
Pellissippi State Community College
Penn Foster College
Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest)
Pierpont Community & Technical College
Pima Community College
Pima Medical Institute
Pitt Community College
Polk State College
Portland Community College
Post University
Provo College
Pueblo Community College
Pulse Radiology Institute
Purdue University
Rappahannock Community College
Raritan Valley Community College
Rasmussen University
Reading Area Community College
Remington College
Richland Community College
Rio Salado College
Riverside Community College
Robeson Community College
Rock Valley College
Rockingham Community College
Rogue Community College
Rutgers University
Saint Joseph's College
Salem University
Salt Lake Comunity College
Sampson Community College
San Diego State University
San Jacinto College
San Juan College
Santa Ana College
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Fe College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Savannah Technical College
Schreiner University
Scott Community College
Scottsdale Community College
Seminole State College
Shawnee Community College
Sinclair Community College
Somerset Community College
South Coast College
South Georgia Technical College
South Piedmont Community College
South Suburban College
South Texas College
South university
SouthEast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Southeastern Community College
Southern Careers Institute
Southern Crescent Technical College
Southern New Hampshire University
Southern Regional Technical College
Southern Union State Community College
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Southwest University
Southwestern Michigan College
SOWELA Technical Community College
Spartanburg Community College
Spokane Falls Community College
Springfield Technical Community College
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
St. Edward's University
St. Philip's College
St. Thomas University
State Fair Community College
Strayer University
Surry Community College
Tacoma Community College
Tarrant County College
Taylor College
Tennessee College of Applied Technology
Tennessee Institute of Cosmetology
Texarkana College
Texas Health school
Texas Lutheran University
Texas Tech University
The Beauty Institute
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
The College of Health Care Professions
The Evergreen State College
The University of Alabama
Tidewater Community College
Touro University
Trenholm State Community College
Trident Technical College
Trine University
Trinity Valley Community College
Troy University
Tulsa Welding School
Tyler Junior College
U.S. Career Institute
Universal Technical Institute
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of California Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Denver
University of Hawaii Maui College
University of Houston
University of Illinois Springfield
University of Maine
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Memphis
University of Michigan-Dearborn
University of Missouri
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Dakota
University of Phoenix
University of Pikeville
University of Tennessee at Martin
University of Texas at Arlington
University of the Cumberlands
University of the District of Columbia
University of the People
University of Toledo
Utah State University
Valencia College
Valparaiso University
Vincennes Beauty College
Virginia Highlands Community College
Virginia Peninsula Community College
Virginia State University
Volunteer State Community College
Walden University
Wallace Community College
Wallace State Community College
Walters State Community College
Washburn University
Washington State College of Ohio
Washtenaw Community College
Waubonsee Community College
Wayne County Community College
Weatherford College
West Georgia Technical College
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
West Virginia Northern Community College
Western Governors University
Western Kentucky University
Wharton County Junior College
Wilbur Wright College
Williston State College
Wilmington University
Windward College
Wytheville Community College
York St John University
Youngstown State University

Do Community Colleges and Universities Accept the Penn Foster High School Diploma?

Each college has its own admission criteria. If applying to these or other non-listed post-secondary schools, please check with that school to learn more about their acceptance policies. Credits earned in Penn Foster programs may transfer to some, but not all, learning institutions.

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