| As a result of the competitive nature of the college | | | | terms of preparing their students for college. The |
| admission process, parents are constantly looking for | | | | vast majority of students in distance learning schools, |
| anything that will give them and their children an edge | | | | often 85% to 90%, attend college upon graduation. |
| over other applicants. With many schools cutting | | | | These statistics are not surprising, especially when |
| back on the number of students they admit, and | | | | one considers that the very nature and purpose of a |
| with the requirements for admission becoming more | | | | distance learning school is to prepare students for |
| and more rigorous each year, many parents are | | | | admission and success in college. By providing |
| looking to do everything they can to help their | | | | students with individual attention, professionally |
| children get into the college or university of their | | | | developed lessons, and a curriculum that is certified |
| choice. For homeschooling parents, the competitive | | | | and recognized by top-notch accrediting organizations, |
| edge is often gained through their child's enrollment in | | | | distance learning schools are now consider a |
| a distance learning private school. | | | | legitimate academic alternative to public or private |
| Most parents find that traditional public or private | | | | traditional schools. |
| schools cannot effectively prepare their children for | | | | The higher than average admission rates are often |
| the rigors and requirements associated with attending | | | | attributable to the amount of time that is spent in |
| a top college or university. Often, these schools are | | | | developing various aspects of the program, from |
| overcrowded, under funded, and staffed by | | | | SAT prep courses designed to increase student test |
| unqualified teachers, ensuring that only a few of the | | | | scores, to honors, advanced placement, and college |
| self-sufficient students who attend them will actually | | | | prep courses intended to introduce students to the |
| receive the education they deserve or have paid for. | | | | academic requirements of college, distance learning |
| For most parents, this is simply not an acceptable | | | | schools are experiencing high levels of success when |
| situation. | | | | it comes to educating college-bound students. |
| Unlike traditional public and private schools, distance | | | | For the homeschooling parent looking to provide a |
| learning schools are set up specifically to be able to | | | | child with an officially accredited education while still |
| personally serve and meet the needs of individual | | | | avoiding the many problems associated with |
| students. Whether it means one-on-one tutoring, or | | | | traditional private and public schools, distance learning |
| lessons that are designed for a student's specific | | | | education is definitely a viable option. Not only are |
| learning style, distance learning private schools have | | | | distance learning private schools officially accredited |
| proven to be more than up to the task of educating | | | | by organizations like WASC, but over time, they |
| and preparing students for success in higher | | | | have proven to be just as effective in educating |
| education. In fact, today's most reputable distance | | | | students and preparing them for success at the |
| learning schools can boast of an incredible record in | | | | college level. |