Penn Foster Online College Career Training

The mission of Penn Foster Online College is to provide general, technical, and professional undergraduate education that is accessible and affordable and that will prepare its graduates to advance or change their careers, develop marketable skills, and gain an appetite for lifelong learning.

We regularly assesses fulfillment of its mission and achievement of institutional effectiveness through ongoing studies of student learning, measurement of student satisfaction, and evaluation of the career outcomes of graduates.

Penn Foster Online College provides programs and services that are designed to meet the lifelong learning needs of the adult learner. College career training programs of study, which are offered via distance learning, lead to undergraduate degrees in the areas of business, technology, health, education, and social services.

Click here to see a list of all Penn Foster College online career degree programs.

Accreditation - Penn Foster College has met the high standards of integrity and performance set by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) in Washington, D.C. The DETC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Visit the DETC website at www.detc.org.

Licensing - Penn Foster College is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education and is authorized to award Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science Degrees.

College Credit Recommendations - The American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) has evaluated and recommended college credit for 182 Penn Foster College courses. The American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives. For more information, visit the ACE CREDIT website at www.acenet.edu.

All Penn Foster College programs are affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement.

Penn Foster College is a Better Business Bureau accredited business with a BBB Rating of A+.

Penn Foster Online College Memberships and Affiliations:
American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
American Association of Community Colleges
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
American Medical Technologists
American Society for Engineering Education
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Association of Veterinary Technician Educators
Bay Area Veterinary Technicians Association, CA (BAVTA)
Career College Association
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
International Association of Administrative Professionals
International Society for Technology in Education
National Association of Legal Assistants
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
Northeast Veterinary Technician Education Association (NEVTEA)
Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators (PAPSA)
Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association
SAE (The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility - Land, Sea, Air and Space)
Society of Broadcast Engineers
Veterinary Technicians & Assistants Association of Pennsylvania (VTAAP)

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