List of virtual schools
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Following is a list of virtual schools—coursework from an accredited private school or accredited not-for-profit or publicly funded institution, taught primarily through online methods. Schools are listed by country and by state or province. Within each geographic division, primary and secondary schools are listed first; colleges and universities are listed second.
Any of the thousands of commercial or unaccredited ventures that sell online courses should be listed elsewhere, under their relevant categories.
Australia
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
- Public
- Independent Learning Centre (ILC) Distance Education High School Credit Courses
- Peel District School Board (PDSB) Continuing Education Online
- Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Virtual School
- York Region District School Board (YRDSB) Continuing Education eLearning aka Night High School uses D2L
- Private
- Virtual High School (VHS)
- Virtual Elementary School (VES)
- FutureSkills High School (FHS or FSHS)
United Kingdom
- InterHigh - the UK's first online secondary school which teaches an accredited British curriculum, from Key Stage 3 through to IGCSEs and AS and A Levels.
United States
Nationwide accredited private virtual schools
- American High School Accredited by AdvancEd and SACS CASI
- Blueprint Education Accredited by AdvancED
- American School of Correspondence
- CompuHigh/Whitmore School Accredited by AdvancED[1] with NCAA approved courses[2]
- National Connections Academy (NaCA) Accredited by AdvancED,[3] and by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- The Education Program for Gifted Youth's Online High School at Stanford University, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- Excel High School Accredited by AdvancED http://www.excelhighschool.com/
- Forest Trail Academy accredited by AdvancED, NCPSA and by National Association of Private & Home Schools (N.A.P.H.S.)
- Harari College Worldwide – authorised by the College Board to give AP courses.
- Keystone National High School accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools and the Distance Education and Training Council
- Laurel Springs School accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- Penn Foster High School accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools and by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
- University of Fairfax accredited by Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
Alabama
Arizona
- Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA)
- Blueprint Academy
- Insight Academy of Arizona (ISAZ)
- Primavera Online High School
Arkansas
- Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA) (state-wide) accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education.
- Arkansas Connections Academy (ACA) (state-wide)
California
- University of the People
- San Diego Virtual School
- California Virtual Academy
- Capistrano Connections Academy
- Central Connections Academy
- Insight School of California
- iQ Academy California- Los Angeles
- Ripon Connections Academy
- North Bay Connections Academy
Colorado
- Colorado Preparatory Academy
- Colorado Digital Academy
- Destinations Career Academy of Colorado
- Pikes Peak Online School
Delaware
- Delaware Virtual School[4]
District of Columbia
Florida
- American High School Ft. Lauderdale, FL www.americanhighschool.org
- Florida Cyber Charter Academy
- Florida Virtual School
- Forest Trail Academy
- Goliath Academy
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
- Maine Virtual Academy (MEVA)
Michigan
- Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan (HVAM)
- Insight School of Michigan (ISMI)
- Michigan Virtual Charter Academy (MVCA)
- Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy (MGLVA)
- MySchool@Kent (Kent Intermediate School District grades 9-12)
Minnesota
- Cyber Village Academy Blended online & on campus 3–12
- Excel High School Accredited online 9-12 http://www.excelhighschool.com
- Insight School of Minnesota (ISMN)
- iQ Academy Minnesota (iQMN)
- Minnesota Virtual Academy (MNVA)
Nebraska
Nevada
- Destinations Career Academy of Nevada (NVDCA)
- Great Basin Virtual Academy (GBVA)
- Nevada Passport Academy (NVPA)
- Nevada Virtual Academy (NVVA)
New Hampshire
- Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS), grades 6-12
New Mexico
- New Mexico Virtual Academy (NMVA)
North Carolina
Ohio
- Insight School of Ohio (ISOH)
- Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA) (Statewide)
- American Virtual Academy of Ohio www.avaohio.com
- Franklin University
- Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA) (Statewide)
- Ohio Connections Academy (OCA) (Statewide)
- Greater Ohio Virtual School (GOVS), Grades 7-12 (Statewide)
- Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) (Statewide)
- TRECA Digital Academy (Statewide)
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Insight School of Oregon- Painted Hills (ISOR-PH)
- Oregon Virtual Academy (ORVA)
Pennsylvania
There were 14 public cyber charter schools operating in Pennsylvania in 2013.[5]
- 21st Century Cyber Charter School
- Achievement House Charter School
- ACT Academy Cyber Charter School
- Agora Cyber Charter School
- ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School
- Central PA Digital Learning Foundation Charter School
- Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School
- Education Plus Academy Cyber Charter School
- Esperanza Cyber Charter School
- Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
- Pennsylvania Distance Learning Cyber School
- Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School
- Pennsylvania Leadership Charter SchoolPhiladelphia Note Book |date=
- Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School
- Solomon Charter School - shut down in 2013 by its board.[6]
- SusQ Cyber Charter School
South Carolina
Tennessee
- Tennessee Virtual Academy (TNVA)
Texas
- Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS)
- Texas Virtual Academy (TXVA)
Utah
- Utah Connections Academy [7]
- Utah Virtual Academy (UTVA)
Virginia
- Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA)
Washington
- Insight School of Washington (ISWA)
- Washington Connections Academy, affiliated with Mary M Knight School District near Shelton since 2016[8][9]
- Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA)
Wisconsin
Wyoming
- Wyoming Virtual Academy (WYVA)
References and External links
- ^ AdvancED: CompuHigh
- ^ NCAA Eligibility Center: CompuHigh/Whitmore School
- ^ AdvancED website
- ^ "Virtual Schools a boon to Del. students", The News Journal, April 23, 2008.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2013). "2013-14 Cyber Charter Schools".
- ^ David Limm. "Solomon Charter closes abruptly". Oct 11, 2013.
- ^ http://www.connectionsacademy.com/utah-online-school/home.aspx
- ^ About Us, Connections Academy
- ^ "Washington Connections Academy (WACA)", List of approved providers, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (Washington State), retrieved 2016-12-31