| 词条 | Penn Foster Career School |
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|name = Penn Foster Career School |image = Penn Foster Career School (Logo).png |streetaddress = 925 Oak Street |region = |city = Scranton |state = Pennsylvania |district = |county = |zipcode = 18515 |country = USA |coordinates = |schoolnumber = |schoolboard = |superintendent = |viceprincipal = |dean = |custodian = |ceeb = |classrooms = |class = |avg_class_size = |ratio = |type = Private vocational school, Distance education |budget = |enrollment = Approx. 140,000 |grades = |language = |hours_in_day = |motto = |accreditation = Regional: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools National: Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) |team_name = |nickname = |colors = |yearbook = |newspaper = |established = 1890 |picture = |homepage = Official Site }} Penn Foster Career School is a U.S. for-profit,[1] regionally and nationally-accredited[2][3] online career school. The school was founded in 1890, and was known as International Correspondence Schools, or ICS. It is headquartered in Scranton, PA. Students of Penn Foster Career School can study online at a pace that is right for them. Penn Foster Career School offers over 50 Career Diploma Programs and over 30 Certificate Programs. HistoryIn 1890, a newspaper editor named Thomas J. Foster founded the school to provide coal miners with the education they needed to advance in their careers and increase worker safety. At the turn of the century, the school was officially known as the International Correspondence Schools (ICS), and one out of every 27 adults in the US had taken an ICS course. In December 2009, Penn Foster Career School was purchased by test preparation and educational support company The Princeton Review from its previous owner, the Wicks Group, a private equity firm that had bought the school from Thomson Corporation in 2007. On May 18, 2012, the Princeton Review brand name and operations were bought for $33 million by Charlesbank Capital Partners, a private-equity firm. The parent company was renamed Education Holdings 1, Inc.[4] In 2013, Education Holdings 1 filed for bankruptcy; it exited two months later.[5][6] In December 2015, Penn Foster acquired the self-paced, competency-based learning platform built by UniversityNow[7]. Academics[https://www.pennfoster.edu/career-school Penn Foster Career School] provides students with the opportunity to earn certificates and career diplomas at their own pace through online courses and instruction. Penn Foster Career School offers over 80 different programs in [https://www.pennfoster.edu/programs-and-degrees/automotive-and-engine-repair/auto-repair-technician-career-diploma Automotive], [https://www.pennfoster.edu/programs-and-degrees/business-management/business-management-essentials-certificate Business], Creative/Design, [https://www.pennfoster.edu/programs-and-degrees/engineering-and-drafting/drafting-with-autocad-career-diploma Drafting], Education, Health Services, [https://www.pennfoster.edu/programs-and-degrees/administrative-assistant/legal-secretary-career-diploma Legal Studies], Natural Health, Technology, and Trades areas. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=BBB Business Review: Penn Foster Career School|url=http://www.bbb.org/washington-dc-eastern-pa/business-reviews/correspondence-schools/penn-foster-career-school-in-scranton-pa-235963585|website=BBB serving Metro Washington DC & Eastern Pennsylvania|publisher=Better Business Bureau|accessdate=27 September 2014}} 2. ^Penn Foster Career School DEAC Accreditation 3. ^PA Dept of Education Institution Program Search 4. ^{{cite news|title=Princeton Review to sell test prep business name|url=https://news.yahoo.com/princeton-review-sell-test-prep-business-name-162248975.html|accessdate=17 October 2013|newspaper=Associated Press|date=27 March 2012}} 5. ^Penn Foster parent seeks bankruptcy protection 6. ^Ex-Princeton Review Owner Wins OK For Ch. 11 Exit Plan 7. ^[https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-07-09-nonprofit-university-buys-for-profit-college-for-its-tech-platform] External links
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