Penn Foster College

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Penn Foster College is a degree-granting post-secondary distance education institution, located in the United States. The institution was founded in 1890, and was known as International Correspondence School, or ICS. The college was established in 1977 by ICS and was known as The Center for Degree Studies which was located and operated from Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 2006 it was renamed to Penn Foster College and moved to its new headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.^[1]

1 Accreditation
2 Licensing
3 Academics
4 See also
5 Footnotes
6 External links

[edit] Accreditation

Penn Foster College is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)^[2], a nationally-recognized accrediting agency which is approved by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).^[3] In addition, the Penn Foster Veterinary Technician Associate Degree program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).^[4]

[edit] Licensing

Penn Foster College is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education ^[5] and is authorized to grant Associate of Science degrees.

[edit] Academics

The college focuses on associate of science degrees in the fields of business, criminal justice, early childhood education, engineering and computer science, technology, health care, and the legal profession. Students can study online, in print, or in combination.^[6]