Penn Foster College
Penn Foster College is a degree-granting post-secondary distance education or disatnce learning 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 PennFoster College and moved to its new
headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Penn Foster Accreditation
Penn Foster College is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), 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). In addition, the Penn Foster Veterinary
Technician Associate Degree program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
Penn Foster Licensing
Penn Foster College is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education and is
authorized to grant Associate of Science degrees.
Academics at Pen Foster
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 distance learning. It is a very well known on line college.
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