Pennsylvania State University launched what it considered as its 25th campus in 1998. The Penn State World Campus, also known as the Penn State | Online, provides more than 70 distant post-secondary programs to anyone around the world. This accredited online school offers graduate, undergraduate and continuing professional education degrees, certificates and courses.
Pennsylvania students who have met their local district's age requirements may choose to attend the Agora Cyber Charter School. This school is suited for students who are more comfortable with online, one-on-one lessons. Agora also provides workshops for parents to better address the child's needs while studying at home. Also, the school provides foreign language classes to students based on their academic performances, and encourages students to form online academic clubs.
Agora complies with the full K-12 curriculum as guided by state requirements. Subjects include English, mathematics, science, history, art and many others, based on the student's grade level. Like traditional charter schools, Agora Cyber Charter School is also state-funded, so you don't need to worry about paying tuition fees.
One of the oldest and largest accredited distant learning institutions is the Penn Foster Career School. With the main office located at Scranton, Pennsylvania, the Penn Foster Career School lets you choose between studying online and in print, or a combination of both.
The school is accredited by most accreditation agencies that matter, including the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, for its high school and vocational programs and the Distance Education Training Council, a Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency. For more, Penn Foster Career School also has a license from the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools.
Penn Foster Career School is also a recognized continuing education unit, which means that you can take more than 80 online diploma programs and courses in health service, business, education, engineering, design, legal studies and many others, all of which are authorized by International Association for Continuing Education and Training.