Is Penn Foster High School Diploma Accredited?

[dmjacobsen]

My sister went through PF's program after dropping out of her local high school. She actually graduated from PF a year earlier than she would have graduated from traditional high school. She has gone on to complete an LPN program at a university local to her (Indiana) and is working toward her BSN prereq's at the same university. She never had any issues with her PF degree as far as financial aid, but YMMV.

I would caution against skipping the high school diploma or GED. You never know what's going to happen. The college path might not pan out, or it may take longer than expected. Although a high school diploma or GED isn't much these days, it's going to be very difficult finding decent work without one of the two, excepting skilled labor jobs. High school dropouts make an average of about $21k a year versus a average of about $28k for high school grads (Source: Wages | State of Working America).

I'm not for or against PF one way or the other. However, I would encourage your friend to at least get a GED. It will, at a minimum, show some sort of commitment to education.