HOW should I finish high school???

[publius2k4]

As you can guess from the question, I haven't graduated from high school yet.

To make a long story short, I lived in many different states and was raised by different people so I have been homeschooled through half of my education, gone to public schools the other half, and have random years of charter schools and online schools thrown in. I only have two classes left to complete at my last school. I took a year off to work after I got married to decide what I really want to do with my education.

A few months ago I passed an article that brought up this forum and for the first time I felt like a college education was accessible to me. I currently am interested in getting a BSBA in finance from TESC, through a mixture of CBE's and classes. Of course, I need a high school diploma first.

I am debating at this point whether I should finish my high school education at my current online school or if I should finish at the local college in my city. Here are my options:

Current school:
- All online
- Accredited
- $1200 to re-enroll
- I have a 3.84 GPA there.
- I'd estimate it'd take about 4 months to complete my last classes.

Local College:
- I have to go to classes
- Offers a diploma and is accredited
- It's free
- I have no idea if I'll keep a GPA there
- I am not entirely sure but I believe it'll take about 2 months to complete.

I'm worried that it will reflect badly on me if I get my high school diploma from an 'adult' program at a college. With my current school, all it will say is "Graduated from Whitmore School with a 3.84 GPA in 2014." There'd be no inclination that it was online and it's not an 'adult' program, but is $1200 and 4 more months for a high school diploma worth that? I don't know where my future education will take me, and I don't want anything to hold me back.

I'm embarrassed it has taken me so long to finish high school and I just want to make sure I make the right next step. Any advice on what step to take next is very appreciated.

I don't think anyone would look down at you for finishing an "adult" program. Don't let the fear of how people will view you when you finish stop you from finishing.

I was raised by my grandmother. I was 18 and in the 11th grade when she passed away. Since I had nobody to support me, I had to drop out of school and begin working. However, I took the GED exams and passed them all on the first go. Fast forward 10 years, I am now a 28 year old law enforcement professional with a bachelors degree, and I'm in the process of enrolling in a Master's Degree program.

With your current school, see if they accept any CLEP exams to meet some of the requirements. If so, this would let you complete your high school diploma, and earn college credit at the same time!