Adults and students
Can you get a diploma without going back to high school?
If you left school before finishing, the choice is usually presented as a single question: go back, or do without. There is a third option, and it is the one most people never hear about.
You do not have to sit in a classroom again
A diploma is awarded by a school, and a school does not have to have a building you attend. Autumn Grove High School is an online diploma program. The work and the examination are completed from home, on your own schedule, and the diploma is issued by the school office in the same way it would be by any other private school.
This matters most to the people who cannot go back: adults with jobs and children, students whose health or circumstances took them out of school, and families who moved and found the records did not follow them.
What has to happen for the diploma to be real
A diploma that means anything has to come from somewhere that holds records. Four things make that true, and it is worth asking any school for all four:
- The program is defined — how many credits, and in what subjects.
- There is an assessment the student has to pass, rather than a payment.
- The school keeps a record of the graduate, so it can be verified years later.
- The school issues the transcript and the certificate itself, from its own office.
How the program works at Autumn Grove
A student completes the high school program and sits the school examination. The examination is taken online, from home, in a single session. On passing, the school awards a high school diploma carrying the full 24 credits across eight subject areas.
The examination can be retaken as many times as needed, without additional charge. That is deliberate. A single sitting should not decide whether someone finishes school, and a fee for every attempt turns a school into a toll booth.
Records are kept by the school. Transcripts are issued on request, and each diploma is numbered and registered so that a later request — an employer, a college, a licensing board — can be answered.
What to avoid
There are businesses that will sell you a document and call it a diploma. The tell is usually the same: no coursework of any kind, no assessment, instant issue, and no records kept. Those documents do not survive a background check, and finding that out years later is an expensive way to learn the difference.
Ask three questions of any program: what has to be completed, what must be passed, and who keeps the record. A real school answers all three.
Common questions
Do I have to go to a school building?
No. The program and the examination are completed online, from home.
What if I fail the examination?
It can be retaken as many times as needed, at no additional charge.
Will there be a record of my diploma?
Yes. The school keeps the record and issues transcripts on request. Each diploma is numbered and registered.
Autumn Grove High School
An accredited online diploma program for students and adults who did not complete high school. Records, transcripts and certificates are issued by the school office.