What happens to your child after they ‘graduate’ the program?
What happens to your child after they ‘graduate’ high school and the program? A simple enough question. What does happen next? Most parents would highly encourage their children to attend college and that’s a fabulous goal. A college degree ensures a more secure future and that’s something every parent wants, ah, but when private education is involved…there might be a catch.
What catch? The school you spent thousands of dollars on, very likely isn’t even accredited. This means they or you, will have to spend even more money to get their GED before they can get any college diploma. So, even if they’ve gone to a college and done some coursework, they may still have to take another step backwards anyway.
BEFORE you send your kids off to a secluded school, to be taught by people you haven’t met, in a situation where you can’t communicate freely with your child, if for no other reason than monetary, take the time to find out if the institution is accredited.
You can check here: http://www.accreditedschools.org/
ADDENDUM: I spoke with a gentleman today from the National Association of Private Schools & he advised me that in the state of Texas, there is a law stating that colleges must not discriminate on whether or not the secondary school issuing a diploma is accredited or not. However, there is a caveat. If the career field will require the individual to hold a state certification (nurses, cosmetologist, law enforcement, etc…) a GED will be required.
The state of Oklahoma will automatically issue a GED upon completion of 30 credit hours of college coursework.
