<p>I just got a flyer from Penn Foster. I looked up their website–I actually don’t see any red flags. I believe they even had a calculus class, right? So that’s definitely a cut above. I actually judge a lot of the quality of courses by the books that are used—but they weren’t listed. One point is they didn’t say anything about being NCAA approved, as some of the programs are. That would be the only issue I could see. However, if you feel this program doesn’t have enough “meat” to it, then simply supplement with either your local CC or even some additional distance education for college. Look to LSU for some reasonably priced college courses, also U. of North Dakota. Each offers their special niche, ie LSU had Civil War Literature, U. of Nevada Reno has extensive Distance Ed. Languages. Each of these programs will issue you a sealed transcript that can be used for college applications. It doesn’t appear to be a problem to offer up more than one transcript. (we’ve done that) Nothing wrong with a bare bones high school program richly supplemented by additional course work as well as volunteer hours that really can be in your area of interest. Make your transcript reflect your interests–not just a school requirement.</p>