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The DETC has voted to extend re-accreditation to Penn Foster College, Penn Foster Career School, and Penn Foster High School - January 25, 2010
The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), the nation's premiere accrediting association for distance learning institutions, has voted to extend re-accreditation...

Penn Foster Career School Launches Two New Online Career Diploma Programs - January 12, 2010
Penn Foster Career School, one of the oldest and largest online learning institutions in the world, has launched two online Career Diploma programs...

The Princeton Review Agrees to Acquire Penn Foster, Leading Online Career Education Company - October 19, 2009
In a move to create one of the largest and most diverse providers of post-secondary education services in the United States, The Princeton Review, Inc. (Nasdaq: REVU), a leading provider of test preparation and educational support services, today announced...

Survey Shows Penn Foster Students Earn Back Their Tuition in Less Than 3 Months After Graduation - September 16, 2009
A recent survey conducted by Penn Foster, one of the world’s largest online career schools, shows an exceptionally high Return On Investment (ROI) for their career graduates...

Penn Foster Named One of the Best Places To Work in PA - September 14, 2009
Penn Foster has been named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2009. The awards program, created in 2000, is one of the first statewide programs of its kind in the country...

Penn Foster Receives Two Awards from the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties - May 6, 2009
Penn Foster, one of the oldest and largest online learning institutions in the world, has received the United Way’s Corporate Gold Hand Award and Employee Progress Award in recognition of its extraordinary commitment...

Penn Foster College Launches Retail Management Associate Degree Program - May 6, 2009
Penn Foster College, one of the nation’s largest online colleges, has launched a new Retail Management Associate Degree Program. The new Retail Management Associate Degree Program covers the many functional areas of retail management...

Penn Foster Launches Online High School Diploma Program with a Health Care Career Focus - April 6, 2009
Penn Foster High School, one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world, has created an online curriculum with a concentration in health care courses as an integral part of a student’s program...

Stuart Udell Appointed Chairman of The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network - January 7, 2009
The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), Clemson University, South Carolina, has named Stuart Udell, CEO of Penn Foster, Inc., Chairman effective January 1, 2009...

Penn Foster launches two Bachelor's Degree Programs - October 1, 2008
Penn Foster College, one of the nation’s largest online colleges, has launched two new Bachelor Degree programs in Business Management and Criminal Justice...

Penn Foster to launch two Bachelor's Degree Programs - September 12, 2008
Penn Foster College, one of the nation’s largest online colleges, will be launching two new Bachelor’s Degree programs...

Penn Foster College Helps Working Moms Get Back to School with “Project Working Mom Scholarships” - July 15, 2008
Penn Foster College today announced it has joined forces with eLearners.com to launch “Project Working Mom 2” to provide working mothers full scholarships...

Dignitary from China's Ministry of Education visits Penn Foster - February 13, 2008
Penn Foster hosted a top official in the Chinese Ministry of Education at its headquarters in Scranton, PA....

Penn Foster High School Offers Alternative to 1.2 Million Dropouts - April 17, 2008
Responding to the U.S. Department of Education announcement that American dropout numbers have climbed to 1.2 million...

Penn Foster Career School Offers Certificate Programs - April 07, 2008
Penn Foster Career School now offers allied health certificate programs that build essential skills for working professionals...

Penn Foster Prepares Students to Meet Healthcare Employment Needs - March 05, 2008
Online training programs at Penn Foster help students prepare for some of the hottest careers in the medical profession today...

Penn Foster: America's National Online Community College - February 21, 2008
The vocational diploma offerings and certificate programs offered at Penn Foster Career School take the spirit of the American community college to the next level...

Penn Foster College launches Medical Assistant Associate Degree - January 02, 2008
Penn Foster College, one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world, has recently launched an accredited online Medical Assistant associate degree program to help meet the high demand for health care workers...

Penn Foster Celebrates Rededication - September 13, 2007
One of Scranton's landmark institutions will celebrate its history and commitment to the Scranton Community in a rededication ceremony...

It's Not Too Late To Enroll - August 16, 2007
Scottsdale, AZ. August 16, 2007 - Attention High School graduates: Think you missed college enrollment deadlines? Think it's too late to get help with tuition? Well, think again. There is still time to enroll right now in one of the world's largest accredited online colleges...

A New Name, A New Owner, and a New Mission - July 24, 2007
For more than 100 years it was known as ICS, International Correspondence School. Then starting in the mid 1990s it was sold twice to new owners who each time re-branded the institution with a corporate name...

Penn Foster College Earns Prestigious Veterinary Technician Accreditation - May 31, 2006
Penn Foster College, one of the world's largest distance education institutions with more than 23,000 active students, has been awarded accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) for its Veterinary Technician program...