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World Hope Academy
15190 S.W. 136 St., Suite 26
Miami, FL 33196
Phone: 786-592-2384
High School Diploma? Call 786-592-2384
World Hope Academy High School Diploma
Are you 14 and over and need a high school diploma? If yes, no problem! Regardless of age or location, you can earn your high school diploma online or at home at WHA. So you need your high school diploma? It’s simple. Simply read below or call us at 786-592-2384.
How does it work?
Each student is unique and requires a different plan for success. Some students only have to take a few courses as they have already completed their credits. Some students are just missing one or two credits and some students are missing all the credits. Since we cannot address all the situations online, we urge you to call us at 786-592-2384 so that we can offer you a high school graduation plan just for you. In the end, earning your high school diploma will become a reality.
How long does it take?
Our courses can be completed up to 1 year from the date of enrollment, but you can complete our courses as fast as 1 month. We offer full high school courses, not credit by exam courses. Whether you choose our correspondence program or our online program, there is no difference in regards to tuition cost or completion time. The time to completion is dependent on how many high school credits you have, if any. The best thing to do is to call us at
786-592-2384 so that we can evaluate your particular situation.
What are the age restriction?
Age is not an issue. As long as you’re 14 and over then you can complete your high school diploma. This means that you can be 14, 30, 40, 50, 60, etc.... And still graduate with your high school diploma. We have many adults that are high school graduates and not having graduated high school is more common than you think so don’t be shy and call us today at 786-592-2384.
Is it difficult or too much work?
We know you as much as you know us so how can we know what you consider hard or too much work? This is like asking a few high school graduates if high school was hard. Will you get the same answer from all the students you ask? Of course not. So then which high school graduate is telling the truth? They all are since the students are communicating their personal experience.
- If you mean will our courses make you cry and make you pull your hair out, then no our courses are not hard.
- If you mean will our courses take forever to finish and require you to be studying 8 hours a day, then no our courses are not hard.
- If you mean will you have to actually do work to finish the course and not just an exam, then yes our courses might be hard under your definition.
Our focus is on learning and not on a quickie diploma. We do not offer credit by exam as we offer actual courses designed for you to learn. If you’re looking for a quick shortcut to your education then please visit one of the diploma mills online or in Miami. We will be happy to provide you with a few phone numbers of diploma mills. There are no shortcuts in life!
Breakdown of Courses
Description: Depends on the course.
Delivery: Online or Correspondence
Teacher: TBD per course.
Textbooks: Included in correspondence and built in for the online courses.
Prerequisite: Depends on course.
Completion Time: 1 month or maximum of 1 year for a 1 credit course or maximum of 6 months for a .5 credit course.
Lessons: 6-20 units per course.
Assignments: Depends on course.
Quiz: 1 per unit.
Exam: 1 proctored final per unit.
How are your online courses?
Our online courses are designed by a commercial curriculum company specializing in online courses. You can be sure that any of the 110 online courses available are designed to meet national educational standards. Our courses are divided into units ranging from 6-20 units per course. There are quizzes and one exam per unit. Some courses require additional assignments. Courses are asynchronous but supplemented with Instructor leadership and other resources. Schools and employers can request complimentary access to our courses for review.
How are your correspondence courses?
Our correspondence program uses the ACE Curriculum where each course is composed of 6 units for a 1/2 credit course or 12 units for a 1 credit course. The textbook is combined with a workbook where the student completes the assignments and proctored exam per unit. ACE Curriculum is used in over 7,000 schools and has been around for almost 40 years. There is no doubt that the courses are comprehensive and that students learn.
Is it free?
We actually receive these calls weekly where a student asks us if we’re free. At first we thought it was a joke but now we understand that some students actually think that a high school education from a private school is free. No high school education is free! Public schools are not free. Public schools are funded primarily by tax revenue paid by property owners in the county. The state and the federal government also contribute under different programs. Private schools are mostly funded from tuition. We are not free but we’re not looking to get rich from charging you for your education since we’re a nonprofit. Just like you may collect a paycheck for your work, we collect your payment for our work. Imagine you apply at a job and the owner asked you if you work for free? What would your reaction be? Exactly. We’re very affordable, call us at 786-592-2384.
Why don’t I just get a GED?
You’re free to choose your own destiny. However, choose wisely. Who recommended that you get a GED? Was it an admission salesperson at a for profit school? Did they discuss all educational options available to you? Is the GED the best option after you considered all the possible consequences of your actions? The GED receives major funding from the states and from the federal government and it’s designed for work, not higher education.The GED is not a high school diploma and it’s not a high school education. You simply prepare for an exam and you’re tested on the subjects based on your preparation. You did not earn a high school diploma by passing the GED. You may get a job but do you really want everyone to know that you did not finish high school? You may get into school but you may have a hard time with entrance exams and be forced to take remedial courses. Why? You never completed high school so how can you comprehend college level courses? Maybe you can but would you agree that high school completion gives you a better chance to understand college courses? Even some regular high school students receive remedial classes in college so imagine GED recipients. In 2009 Broward College had to place 74% of ALL incoming freshman in remedial courses! That means that 74% of all new freshman students didn’t know basic English or Math (read about it here). Placing all the typical excuses aside, like being nervous, or not being a good test taker, these numbers should scare you. Broward College is not alone as this is a nationwide problem.
- Do you want a nurse that passed her GED, took college remedial classes, and repeated several college classes to be in charge of your care? We know we don’t! It might be better to have a nurse that actually completed high school.
- Do you want an airplane mechanic, who has a GED and poor reading comprehension skills, to repair the airplane you’re flying in? We know we don’t. It might be better to have an airplane mechanic that actually completed high school.
- Did you know that the GED was designed for the united States Armed Forces for war veterans that fought in WWII? Don’t believe us? Look it up.
- Did you know that the armed forces do not believe that the GED is equivalent to a high school diploma and they make you take college credits before they consider you? Don’t believe us? Look it up. So the armed forces requested the test for the men and women that fought for our country but they do not believe you are ready for the military with just a GED? What does that tell you about the GED? In fact, the ARMY doe NOT accept the GED in most areas! If they do accept the GED with a waiver, then you’re not entitled to bonuses unless you have 15 college credits. If you have the GED and 30 college credits then the ARMY requires no waiver and you’re eligible for benefits. Don’t believe us? Read about it here.
- Did you know that in 2011 the GED will start a major makeover that will include splitting the GED into two types, one of which is more difficult and specifically geared towards college education? Well, if private for profit schools are pushing for students to earn their GED then why is the exam being redesigned for college admission? Common sense, the GED was NEVER equivalent to FOUR academic years of high school education and the majority of GED recipients are flunking college admission exams and college itself.
Please do not confuse our GED statement and industry examples as callous since we’re not including students that really cannot study due to medical reasons or learning disability reasons. We know first hand the struggles that students with any disability, and their families, go through. Nevertheless, we’re just making the point that a student should aspire to actually learn and not just to try to cut corners.
So if a private for profit school suggested that you get your GED, were all educational options explained to you? In our case we do explain all educational options and we actually do recommend that some students get a GED instead of enrolling with us. Why? Well, some specific students are in urgent situations and require immediate action. So if a technical school recommended that you get your GED, these may be the reasons:
- Some private for profit technical schools want you to enroll as fast as you can so they can bill the federal government for your inflated education cost, relative to public non profit education cost. Take the example of Everest Institute in Kendall, FL. Everest charges at least $17,007 for one academic year for the 2011-2012 school year (click here for the proof), while Miami Dade College in Kendall charges at least $5,414 for one academic year for the 2011-2012 school year (click here for the proof). If you paid from your pocket, without financial aid, where would you attend?
- Since most students pay with federal financial aid, somehow the student thinks its free money. It’s not free money as the grant part (Pell grant) only covers a certain amount of money and then you have to take out loans. The United States Department of Education tracks loan default rates and repayment rates. This figure is the amount of students that could not pay back their school loans that they took out while in school. Everest Institute Kendall had 1,034 students out of 3,158 enrolled students default completely or enter a repayment plan in the year 2009 (click here for proof). Not a good number at all. Miami Dade College had 2,406 students out of 89,563 enrolled students default completely or enter a repayment plan in the year 2009 (click here for proof). Now, these figures are compiled based on a specific methodology and may not reflect all factors but it still gives you an idea of the default rate and repayment rate for the schools. So if we take a student that wants to complete their Associate’s Degree at Everest in Kendall (they do not offer Bachelor’s) and we take the same student and they want to complete their Associate’s Degree at Miami Dade College (they do have Bachelor’s), how much will it cost? Well, according to the government figures it would cost $34,014.00 at Everest in Kendall and $10,828.00 at Miami Dade College. Which would you choose if you were paying from your pocket? If you had to get loans, which amount would be easier to pay? Are the schools openly sharing these numbers with you or burying it deep within a catalog or website? There may be other factors that cause you to choose a particular school but we urge you to investigate the data yourself and run your own numbers.
- The government took away the use of the ability to benefit exam for admission starting in June of 2012. Why? Well, the schools would give you a basic exam that if you passed it they would enroll you and start collecting money from the government. No waiting for a GED, no waiting for a high school diploma, fantastic for their pockets. Never mind that some schools would cheat and provide the answers or never mind that a student never made it through high school but now they were graduating “college”. How was that possible? Well, anything is possible but how probable would it be that a student that is missing four years of education at a lower level can understand years of higher education? Interesting.
- Is the for profit school going to recommend that you do the right thing and really learn and earn a high school education even if it’s not in their best interest since they can’t enroll you and start collecting federal money? Sure, I believe they will. Watch how fast the admission sales people get fired for lack of enrollment.
While you’re exploring schools ask the private for profit schools what the graduation rate, income, and placement rate is for the program you’re interested in. Ask to see it in writing. Also, ask them from the placement rate they give you to tell you how many of those are actually working in the field they studied at the school? Why ask them this? Well, most schools include all students that are working after graduation. So if you studied criminal justice and now work washing cars, then they “placed” you and they count you as a placement. Misleading you say? You betcha! Don’t believe it? Search Google with the phrase lawsuit for false placement rates, or click here.
The choice of education is yours and we would be happy to help you, at no cost, with any questions you have related to the GED, high schools, technical schools, colleges, or universities. Again, there are no shortcuts. Call us at 786-592-2384.
Why World Hope Academy?
Besides being nonprofit, World Hope Academy’s high school diploma program allows anyone 14 or over to complete their high school education online or through correspondence. We actually care about our students and offer our students the opportunity to actually learn so that they can live a more productive life. Additionally, we try to keep our tuition as low as possible while still providing the services that our students need. Our high school education is a wonderful alternative to regular classroom attendance for all students, students that are starting high school, dropped out, failed the FCAT, or need credit recovery. Some students use our education to complete a course they failed or to simply complete the courses they’re missing to earn a high school diploma. It doesn’t matter if the course is a core course or an elective course as we offer around 110 courses. Other great uses for our high school diploma courses are for students that need lower level courses to practice a certain topic or students that are home bound due to illness or expulsion. Our courses are available 24 hours a day which gives the students the flexibility to work on their own schedule while yet allowing the school to maintain national standards for the courses. Additionally, our courses are extremely affordable and the more courses you enroll for, the more affordable the courses become. So regardless of where you live and regardless of your age, WHA allows you to earn your high school diploma as an adult online or at home. Call us today at 786-592-2384 to get started.
