The American School is one of the pioneers in the field of correspondence study and distance education. Founded in 1897, the School has educated worldwide over three million men and woman of all ages, from 14 to 90 years old.

Today we offer over 65 individual subjects to tens of thousands of students who wish to gain a quality education from an institution with a rich tradition of service. Students may earn an American School high school diploma through either our General High School or College Preparatory High School programs. In addition, the American School cooperates with over 6,000 public, private and parochial schools in providing individual subjects for enrichment and/or make-up work which assists students to earn their resident high school diplomas and to graduate with their class. All programs are reasonably prices and include textbooks, study guides and grading of all examinations.

All of the examinations which students complete in the American School program are personally graded with individualized comments by educationally-qualified instructors. This is part of our commitment to quality instruction. Out motto is "We Care" and--we do.

The American School is justly proud of its accredited status, which attests to the quality of its instruction. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and was the first correspondence high school to receive the accreditation by this prestigious accrediting body. In addition, the School is accredited by The Commission on International and Transregional Accreditation (CITA) and it fully recognized as a non-public secondary school by the Illinois Board of Education.

Two highlights of the American School program are its flexibility and the broad range of curriculum. Students study at their own pace, when and where it is convenient for them. The American School curriculum offers not only traditional academic subjects, but also a variety of business and vocational courses. There is something in its curriculum to meet the interests and needs of almost every student.

Graduates of the American School have gone on to attend hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States and abroad and to lead productive and fulfilling lives. Among them are major figures in the sports world, popular entertainers, a prominent American artist, a best-selling author, a Rhodes Scholar and a Pulitzer Prize winner.

As a not-for-profit institution, the American School charges a reasonable tuition which can be paid in small, monthly payments with no interest charged. The cost of textbooks and study guides are even included in the moderate tuition cost.

Recently the editor of the All American, our school newsletter, interviewed Christopher Paolini, a recent graduate and author of Eragon and Eldest and he stated that his "whole family was very, very grateful that American School was available." Without it his circumstances would have been quite different and "I probably never would have written Eragon or Eldest."

For over a century, the American School has exemplified the truly "American Way" to learn. Please visit out web site at www.americanschoolofcorr.org to find out more.

American School of Correspondence
2200 E. 170th Street, Dept 041
Lansing, IL 60438-1002
Call: 1-800-531-9268