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Continental Academy
The Continental Academy is a private distance-education high school located in the US state of Florida. It has been subject to scrutiny in recent years as a result of numerous customer complaints.
The academy specialises in home study high school completion programmes for Florida students that are at least 16 years of age, and awards a high school diploma. Internet access is required for most, but not all, programmes. Grades 9-12 are served.
There were 6,000 students enrolled in 2005.
Continental Academy's self-paced home study programs are designed for students that could not or did not finish high school (drop-outs) and for homeschooling families. There are no start dates or deadlines; students may complete coursework at their own pace.
The Continental Academy web site is at http://www.continentalacademy.com
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- Continental Academy web site, http://www.continentalacademy.com
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/