Yes, CHS is nationally accredited by DEAC (Distance Education Accrediting Commission). CHS has been nationally accredited for nearly 40 years, making us the second oldest active nationally accredited distance education high school in the United States. We are also Regionally Accredited with Middle States Association. 

Yes, while CHS does not guarantee employment or acceptance into a specific college or university, or diploma is nationally accredited and our credits are accepted at most public and private universities. For those students interested in continuing their educations at 4-year institutions, we strongly recommend enrollment in our College Diploma track. For student interested in entering directly into the workforce, we suggest completing the Career Diploma track. 

Our classes are designed to be completed in 16 weeks. Which means you will complete one lesson per week. Each of our lessons are engaging and interactive, See for yourself in our course demo. 

Our courses are designed to be completed in 16 weeks, by taking one lesson per week. By doubling or tripling the amount of lessons you complete each week, you can finish a course in as little 28 days. It is up t o you to set the pace that works best for your schedule. 

Your CHS teachers are here to help! You can reach out to your teacher via email, telephone, or text message. On the homepage of each course, each teacher provides their listed phone number, be prepared to leave a detailed voice message including your name, course, phone number, and a brief description of your specific question. Teachers will return your phone call or email within two business days. Typically, our response time is much faster, and our faculty are eager to support your success. 

For best performance, you should access your courses with a computer that supports the most recent browser versions. It is recommended to use a computer five years or newer with at least 1 GB of RAM. You can also access your courses with the Canvas Student app. The Canvas Student app can be easily downloaded from your App Store. For parents, there is also the Canvas Parent App which allows you to track your students progress, see their current grades, and communicate with the teacher. 

There are multiple ways in which a student or parents can get help and ask questions. You can live chat with our student services department via the website, or send us an email at studentservices@citizenshighschool.com. You can also call our student services or academics team at 1-866-740-4053 Monday through Friday 9AM 0 5PM Eastern Standard Time. 

CHS is confident you will be satisfied with yoru choice in education. Should you change your mind, CHS will refund your tuition according to the following refund policy per the requirements set forth by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. Our refund policy is designed for what is in the best of the student and parent. For more information about our refund policy, click here. 

The Express Diploma Pathway is a fast track or accelerated method for adult learners to quickly earn their high school diploma which qualifies them to enroll in Career Colleges. Most adult students interested in career college already possess high school credits together with work and life experiences that can result in an opportunity to earn credit for learning outside the classroom.

The CHS Express Pathway Evaluation allows Citizens High School to evaluate a prospective career college applications total academic development, both in the classroom and out, and apply the total credits towards their high school diploma. The results of the Express Pathway Evaluation will tell you how many courses you need to complete to earn your high school diploma allowing you to enroll in a career college. On average we find that majority of students are 3 or 4 credits short from earning an 18-credit career pathway high school diploma competition frame for 3 to 4 credit. Completion is around 4-5 months time when taking two courses at a time. 

We provide students our Experiential Learning Form which prompts students to provide relevant information on the skills and accomplishments gained in their work environment which they submit to CHS which in turn allows our school to evaluate the student both in  and outside an academic setting.  We then apply the total credits towards their high school diploma.  The results will tell you how many courses they need to complete to earn their high school diploma allowing them to enroll in your career college.

Prior Learning Assessment

Yes, CHS does provide high school transcript evaluations.  To learn more click here or visit our Adult Students Page.