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''Red Comet'' is a private [[online educational programme that allows students to graduate from high school on time" - it offers supplemental courses but does not describe itself as a school. Red Comet was founded in 1999, an is located in the [[US]] state of [[Washington]].
''Red Comet'' is a private "online educational programme that allows students to graduate from high school on time" - it offers supplemental courses to high school students, but does not describe itself as a school. Red Comet was founded in 1999, and is located in the [[US]] state of [[Washington]].  


Courses are available
Course credits are awarded as "transfer credits" via an accredited public school. Red Comet offers "online testing with results in 24 hours".


Red Comet offers online high school courses in:
Both students and educators are targeted in advertising, to help all improve on-time graduation rates.
- Mathematics
- Science
- English
- Social Studies


Red Comet offers online high school courses in Mathematics, Science, English and Social Studies.


The Red Comet web site is at http://www.redcomet.org/
Since 1999, over 6,000 students have used Red Comet in WA State, while close to 4,500 students have used Red Comet outside WA State.  
 
Nearly 200 high schools in Washington state have used Red Comet courses, and over 175 high schools outside of WA State have used them.


==More Details==


The Red Comet web site is at http://www.redcomet.org/


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 11 October 2011

Red Comet is a private "online educational programme that allows students to graduate from high school on time" - it offers supplemental courses to high school students, but does not describe itself as a school. Red Comet was founded in 1999, and is located in the US state of Washington.

Course credits are awarded as "transfer credits" via an accredited public school. Red Comet offers "online testing with results in 24 hours".

Both students and educators are targeted in advertising, to help all improve on-time graduation rates.

Red Comet offers online high school courses in Mathematics, Science, English and Social Studies.

Since 1999, over 6,000 students have used Red Comet in WA State, while close to 4,500 students have used Red Comet outside WA State.

Nearly 200 high schools in Washington state have used Red Comet courses, and over 175 high schools outside of WA State have used them.


The Red Comet web site is at http://www.redcomet.org/

References


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