Penn Foster Career School
Penn Foster Career School is one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world. The school provides programs and services that are designed to meet the life-long learning needs of the adult learner. Programs of study lead to a career-specific diploma.
Train at Home for a New Career
Experience the convenience of learning at home, at your own pace. Study online, in print, or in combination. Expert instructors and a helpful support staff are just a phone call or an email away. Your tuition includes all you need: textbooks, learning aids, study guides, exams, software, and tools. Payment plans are available. The accredited Penn Foster Career School offers the affordable and complete educational experience that can prepare you for a better future!
Having the right skills is vitally important in today's competitive job market. With Penn Foster, you're assured of learning up-to-date career skills that will prepare you for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Our staff is continually monitoring advances in the field and updating our programs to reflect the most modern methods used in today's workplace.
The Penn Foster Career School Advantage
The success of our students proves that Penn Foster training works. It's designed especially for people like you: busy people who know what they want out of life but don't have the time to attend classes. Here are just a few of the benefits of choosing Penn Foster:
- Low Tuition - You can train for a new career with Penn Foster at a price that won't break your budget. Your books, equipment, and learning aids are included in your low tuition price.
- Convenience - The lessons and learning aids you need to complete your training are sent right to your home. There's no commute to classes, no need to rearrange your schedule. Study where and when you choose, and still have time for your family and social life.
- Reliability - You'll benefit from training with the world's leader in at-home education. Penn Foster training methods have helped men and women to better jobs and better lives for over a century. When you enroll with Penn Foster, you can be certain of receiving high-quality education that could help you get where you want to go.
- Support - Even though you learn at home, you're never alone. You can be assured of getting all the help you need from your instructors, consultants and the rest of our dedicated staff, when you need it. When you have a question, help is just a toll-free phone call or an email away.
Dental Assistant - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
Learn how to manage the dental office, schedule appointments and update patient records. Your lessons include Dental Terminology and Anatomy, Nutrition, Disease Transmission, Pathology, Dental Emergencies, and more.
Fitness and nutrition - Certificate (Distance Learning) (Online)
The Penn Foster Career School Fitness and Nutrition Program can help you achieve your goals of a more productive career and the satisfaction that comes with doing a job you love. Earn your certificate quickly and conveniently through online learning.
Medical Administrative Assistant - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
Join the fast-growing health-care field! Work with doctors. Master valuable office skills and get specialized medical knowledge like anatomy, pharmacology, lab procedure, and much more.
Medical Billing and Coding - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
As a Medical Coding and Billing Professional, you'll need to know how to manage records, file claims, prepare insurance forms, handle billing, do insurance coding and learn to work with HMOs and other forms of insurance. Study includes:
- Law and ethics in medicine
- Terminology and reimbursement methodologies
- Anatomy and physiology
- Medical information and office practice
Medical Info Management - Certificate (Distance Learning) (Online)
This program provides the skills needed to securely and professionally manage healthcare records. You'll learn organization, storage, effective communication, and ethical and legal rules concerning the confidentiality of health information as covered in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Medical Transcription - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
Train at home for an in-demand career in health care. Work for hospitals or doctors' offices, full- or part-time. Learn how to produce medical reports and documents, discharge summaries, operative reports; progress notes and more. The program also covers law and ethics in medicine and confidentiality of health records.
Medical Transcriptionist - Certificate (Distance Learning) (Online)
Save time and money if you are already working in health care and are seeking to enhance your skills. Learn medical terminology and know how to produce medical reports and documents, discharge summaries, operative reports; progress notes and more.
Occupational Therapy Aide - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
As an Occupational Therapy Aide, you'll help patients improve their quality of life, return to their jobs or gain new independence. Study includes:
- Medical terminology, including anatomical positioning and therapeutic terms
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) therapy
- Adaptive equipment
- Workplace health and safety
Optician - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
Learn how to fit and dispense eyeglasses and contact lenses with the Optician training program from Penn Foster Career School.
As an Optician, you'll help select and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses for people with eye problems following prescriptions written by optometrists and ophthalmologists. The Penn Foster Optician Program will help you develop the skills needed in this profession. Whether you work in an optical dispensary or laboratory, an optometrist's or ophthalmologist's office, a hospital or clinical setting, or a retail optical store, you'll have a career you can be proud of!
You'll receive training in:
- Math for Opticians
- Optical Principles, Terminology, and Anatomy
- Ophthalmic Dispensing
- Contact Lens Dispensing
- Professional Practice
And you'll learn it all at home — no classroom needed!
Pharmacy Technician - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
In the Pharmacy Technician Program, you'll learn to work closely with pharmacists to provide medication and health care products to patients. Study includes:
- Receiving prescriptions from doctors and hospitals
- Preparing prescriptions for patients
- Verifying insurance and prescription information
- Assisting the pharmacist with everyday duties
Physical Therapy Aide - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
In the Physical Therapy Aide Program, you'll learn how to help patients recover from their injuries and return to their active lives. Study includes:
- The role of the Physical Therapy Aide in patient recovery
- Common physical disorders
- Physical therapy treatments
- Exercise and mobility training
Sports nutrition - Certificate (Distance Learning) (Online)
The Penn Foster Sports Nutrition Certificate will teach you the essential knowledge and skills needed to create and manage a dietetic regiment for optimizing performance.
Veterinary Assistant - Diploma (Distance Learning) (Online)
Learn animal nursing, emergency care, veterinary terminology and proper breeding techniques. In the veterinary assistant program, you'll learn the skills needed to keep animals healthy and nurse them when they're ill. Study includes:
- Obtaining animal health histories and records
- Providing specialized nursing care
- Assisting in surgical procedures
- Washing, feeding, and caring for animals
Accreditation
Penn Foster Career School is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools for its high school and vocational-technical programs. Penn Foster Career School is also nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
Penn Foster Career School is licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools.