Is pennford online school a scam?

Answer 1

Generally, when we are looking for legitimacy of an online institution, the first thing that we check is the accreditation or recognition status of that institute. In case of Pennford, it is an accredited high school offering online high school diploma program. Looks fine to me. It is totally valid

Answer 2

Its not recognised by the us department of education or chea is has an a accredication from.. Nabae... Which no ones ever reallly heard of .... And is not in chea or us department of education records

Answer 3

Answer 1: Yes pennford high school is a scam!

Answer 2: The first answer is correct. Here's more detail...

Penn Ford High School is a despicable diploma mill. STAY AWAY FROM IT!

Its alleged "NABAE accreditation" isn't worth the paper on which it's written. And there is no such thing as "globally accredited."

Moreover, the practice of giving a school a name that's intentionally confusingly similar to the name of a well-known and legitimate school is one of the diploma millists' oldest tricks in the book! The name "Penn Ford" is obviously supposed to sound confusingly similar to "Penn Foster." The latter is a legitimate and accredited high school; the former is a despicable diploma mill.

DO NOT BE FOOLED!

Never believe any school's claims, on its website, regarding its accreditation. Always, always, always independently verify a school's accreditation by looking-up said school on its accreditor's website; and make sure, first, that said accreditor is even a real accreditor. The good-for-nothing Penn Ford is claiming something it calls "NABAE" accreditation. Sadly, NABAE is not really an accreditor.

In order to be an accreditor -- at least in the US -- said accreditor must be approved by the US Department of Education (USDE). Period. If an accreditor is not USDE approved, then it's not an accreditor. Simple as that.

NABAE is not USDE-approved. And so it's not an accreditor.

Moreover, there's no such thing as an international body which overrides or supersedes that! Accreditation is a country-by-country (or in the case of the EU,canbe (but only in a limited way) a multi-national) sort of thing. There is no such thing, though, as "global" accreditation. Technically, there isn't really any such thing as legitimate and universally-recognized international accreditation.

In the United States, only a diploma from a high school that's accredited by one of the six big "USDE-approved regional" accreditors is universally acceptable to all employers, colleges/universities, the military, etc. Yes, there are USDE-approved "national" accreditors; and their accreditation is very, very good. However, there is a pro-"regional" and anti-"national" bias among employers, colleges/universities and the military when it comes to high school diplomas. Only a "regionally" accredited high school's diploma will work. "National" accreditation is only useful with college/university credentials. At the high school level stick with only "regionally" accredited schools.

Penn Foster High School (after which "Penn Ford" is obviously confusingly similarly named) is "regionally" accredited.

Penn Ford, on the other hand, is a classic, textbook example of a diploma mill. Its high school diploma isn't worth the paper on which it's written. Avoid it like the plague!

Answer 4

Penn Ford High School is fake. It's a good-for-nothing diploma mill. STAY AWAY FROM IT!

Down in the "related questions" section, below, are two links to both an answer that better explains Penn Ford; and also an answer that explains how Marwin High School -- which is a mill, just like Penn Ford -- rips-off diploma-seekers, and how to avoid that happening by learning about accreditation, and how to verify if a school really is accredited. You'll also learn how to find a real online high school that's legitimate and accredited and won't harm you.

Please see the "related questions" section, below.

Answer 5

It is an online high school offering an accredited high school diploma program. If you were aware of the online school concept, you would know that they are as real as any traditional school. For the diploma to be real, the school needs to be accredited, which means that they follow the same guidelines and quality standards as traditional high schools. You can find further information on their website