| Penn Foster High School | |
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| Address | |
| 925 Oak Street Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18515 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private high school, Distance education |
| Established | 1890 |
| Status | Open |
| Principal | Sandy Cwalina |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | Approx. 45,000 |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States; Distance Education and Training Council |
| Website | Official Site |
Penn Foster High School is a U.S. for-profit distance education high school. The school was founded in 1890, and was known as "International Correspondence Schools", or "ICS". The school is regionally and nationally accredited. It is headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It offers a complete high school diploma program in which students can study online, in print, or in combination.
In December 2009, Penn Foster High School was purchased by test preparation and educational support company The Princeton Review from its previous owner, the Wicks Group, a private equity firm[1][2] that had bought the high school from Thomson Corporation in 2007.[3]
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Penn Foster High School is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools[4] and nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)[5]. Penn Foster Career School (Penn Foster High School's parent school) is licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools[6]. The school is registered with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearing House[7].