Increase Employability and Career Preparedness
Offer Students and Employees Access to Career-Focused Skills Training
High School Career Pathway Programs in Fast Growing Fields.
Penn Foster's High School Diploma with Career Pathway concentrations helps organizations create pathways to in-demand careers or advanced training. The career-focused content enables learners to develop practical skills they can apply directly in the workplace, or towards post-secondary education, all while earning an accredited high school diploma and a certificate of completion in a leading career field.
Each career pathway consists of five courses specifically focused on in-demand careers.
Career Pathway Concentrations
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Automotive
This pathway includes basic courses on engines, tools, and equipment needed for automotive repair, safety, and more.
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Business Administrative Skills
Students learn skills related to administrative procedures including Microsoft Word and Excel, file maintenance, and office finance and management.
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Child Care Professional
Topics covered in this pathway are the basics of child development, working with parents, program planning, and caring for infants and toddlers.
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Culinary Arts
This pathway includes a variety of culinary courses on cooking fish and shellfish, preparing poultry and game, as well as making stocks, sauces, and soups.
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Early College
The Early College pathway features a range of higher-level courses in math, reading, and writing, in addition to ACE-approved college-level courses in select fields.
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Healthcare
This pathway offers an introduction to the healthcare industry and includes courses on office procedures, confidentiality in Allied Health, and medical terminology.
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Manufacturing Basics
Students learn skills related to industrial safety, hand and power tools, shop practices, machine cutting, features and applications of machine cutting tools, and shop drawings.
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Pharmacy Technician
The pathway for this in-demand career field includes courses in pharmaceutical dispensing, medical terminology, and label preparation.
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Skilled Trades
In this pathway students learn foundational skills related to math, hand and power tools, industrial safety, blueprint reading, and more.
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High School Diploma + Career Pathways
In-Demand Skills
Career Pathways are focused on fast growing, in demand career-fields that prepare learners not only for a job but for a long-term, sustainable career.
Open Enrollment
Penn Foster offers ongoing, flexible enrollment for learners to conveniently meet their training needs and goals on their schedule.
Delivery
Digital, mobile-first learning platform meets the learner where they are and allows for delivery in both pure online, and blended learning, settings.
Support
Students receive robust academic support from certified instructors and dedicated service representatives. All grading and assessments are handled by Penn Foster.
Experience
Penn Foster has 125+ years of experience in delivering career-focused education and graduates over 30,000 students each year through its online and blended learning solutions.
Reporting
Our in-depth management system and customized administrator portal includes comprehensive learner progression tracking.