Yes. Continental Academy has a 60-day money-back guarantee. Details are on the Enrollment Application.

Yes. Academic support is just a phone call away. Teachers are available Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. With your study materials, you will receive a toll-free phone number to communicate with our Academic Support Department.

No. Continental Academy awards a high school diploma. Many employers prefer an applicant with a high school diploma.

The P.A.C.E. Program (Pioneering Alternative Career-centric Education) is a self-paced, 16 credit, ONLINE high school completion program for students who are at least 16 years of age. All courses are ONLINE. A computer with internet access is required to participate and graduate from this program.

The graduation requirements of the P.A.C.E. Program are to successfully complete 18 courses that equal 16 credits with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 which is a "C" average. Students have an opportunity to transfer all credits that they have earned from a previous high school with a "C" grade or higher in the same subject area that the P.A.C.E. Program offers. The total number of courses required to complete the program will depend on the professional evaluation of the student's previous high school transcript. Submitting a previous high school transcript is not mandatory. When a student has successfully earned the required 16 credits for graduation and has paid their tuition in full, the student is awarded a Continental Academy High School Diploma. There is no final exit exam to graduate from the P.A.C.E. Program.

The P.A.C.E. Program has been designed specifically for students who need an opportunity to earn their high school diploma to qualify for a job that requires proof of earning a high school diploma or need an opportunity to earn their high school diploma for self-improvement and/or personal satisfaction. Please be advised that the P.A.C.E. Program is not a college-prep program that prepares students for college admissions and is not a high school completion program that prepares students for educational enlistment requirements of the U.S. Military. You may use Continental Academy's High School Diploma to apply for a job that requires proof of earning a high school diploma.

Disclaimer:
The decision to recognize or accept the Continental Academy High School Diploma, or any other high school diploma that you have earned, is always the prerogative of the employer in the United States. While many employers have recognized the Continental Academy High School Diploma, it is possible that some employers may not. Continental Academy makes no representation that its high school diploma will be recognized or accepted by ALL employers or that you will be guaranteed a job after graduating from Continental Academy. Continental Academy makes no representation of any kind concerning the fitness of its curriculum to meet any legal, educational, or employment requirements.

All applicants will be considered for enrollment regardless of the last grade completed. However, students must be at least 16 years of age to enroll in the P.A.C.E. online program. Students under the age of 18 may enroll with parental or guardian approval.

It's easy to start. There are three options available to you:

1. You may enroll online (credit card or debit card required) or

2. Print an enrollment application from our ENROLL NOW page and mail it back to Continental Academy along with a tuition payment or

3. Call 1-800-285-3514 to enroll on the phone with a credit card.

Continental Academy is accredited by the National Association for the Legal Support of Alternative Schools (NALSAS). The NALSAS is a nationwide accrediting agency, which has been responsible since 1982 for the accreditation of K-12 alternative educational programs.

NALSAS applies only one standard to its accredited members: Consumer protection. The NALSAS accreditation assures the public at large that at least one member not involved with the control, operation, or proceeds of the applicant program has reviewed and confirmed the program's claims and conditions regarding its location, existence and operations.

Note: The U.S. Department of Education does not have the authority to accredit private or public elementary or secondary schools, and the Department does not recognize accrediting bodies for the accreditation of private or public elementary and secondary schools. However, the U.S. Department of Education does recognize accrediting bodies for the accreditation of institutions of higher (postsecondary) education. If an accrediting body which is recognized by the Department for higher education also accredits elementary and secondary schools, the Department's recognition applies only to the agency's accreditation of postsecondary institutions.

Accreditation does not provide automatic acceptance by an institution of credit earned at another institution, nor does it give assurance of acceptance of graduates by employers. Acceptance of credit or graduates is always the prerogative of the receiving institution or employer. For these reasons, besides ascertaining the accredited status of a school or program, students should take additional measures to determine, prior to enrollment, whether their educational goals will be met through attendance at a particular institution. Those measures should include inquiries to institutions to which transfer might be desired or to prospective employers.

Continental Academy was established in response to the belief that the traditional classroom-based model for secondary education is unsuitable for a significant, alienated and disenfranchised portion of the population—the alternative learners. In our opinion, this community of learners is best served by educational philosophies other than those of the conventional mainstream. We recognize that students maintain various learning styles, and that the alternative learner may have obstacles which interfere with their learning and therefore, require flexibility in their academic program as well as a means of support. We believe in utilizing alternative instructional strategies as well as fashioning our program in a way that caters to our students' needs.

In order for alternative learners to experience a sense of academic accomplishment, they must learn in an environment that sufficiently supports their intellectual growth. Our pedagogy, which is based on the learning philosophies of Constructivism, Cognitivism and the Sudbury Model, reflects the belief that the learner finds his/her own meaning through practice, and prior knowledge. Ideally, learning is a process you do, not a process that is done to you. Our program recognizes, validates and successfully reconciles what struggling students already know: there are many ways to learn without the intervention of a teacher. The institution's aim is to put a practical, academically-rewarding, and affordable, high school education within reach for students ill-served by more traditional instructional methods, taking into account their hardships, diverse learning styles and various rates of progress.

Our distance based model is part of an emerging trend that is becoming widely popular around the globe. This style of learning and instruction is recognized as an effective means of delivering quality instruction that allows alternative students to personalize their education so they may navigate through the coursework at their own pace. All the while, our alternative students have access to ongoing academic support that will guide them through the process.

The structure of Continental Academy's program allows alternative students the flexibility to pursue their academic goals regardless of their outside responsibilities, time commitments, or location, thus making Continental Academy a practical option for students of all ages to pursue their educational goals. The foundation of Continental Academy's educational philosophy is our conviction that all alternative students can become successful learners and that there are no preordained limits to what alternative students can accomplish at any age.