Employee education programs prove to be a win-win for both companies and employees. Read about the successful COHS partnership with McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity. Read the article.
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Media Coverage
'A Dream Come True': First Class Of Okaloosa Students To Graduate Online High School Read the article.
State Of The City: Mayor Tom Barrett Shares Vision for Milwaukee, Includes Career Online High School. "I’m proud to announce that this year, the library is launching Career Online High School...Thank you to the Milwaukee Library Foundation for supporting important programs like this one." Read the article.
Chipotle, McDonald’s find programs reduce turnover. Brands are increasingly reaping rewards from employee education benefit such as Career Online High School. View article.
Hilton Bets on Employee High School Diploma Program. Other companies that have worked with Cengage, like McDonald’s and Walmart, report that they have seen improvements in retention rates, along with increased employee approval. Go to article....
Huffington Post interview with College for America cites Walmart’s COHS as an example for other organizationsThis week, Cengage received mention in a Huffington Post article ...
Inside Higher Ed says McDonald's Archways to Opportunity program includes "unusual features" Last week, digital media company Inside Higher Ed published an article on McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity program, which it calls an “unusual approach to tuition assistance.” Go to article.
McDonald’s and Career Online High School award 100 high school diplomas. Amid political pressures to raise federal minimum wages and create more US-based jobs, multinational companies like McDonald’s have stepped up to the plate to address an issue that impacts communities everywhere: low high school graduation rates. Go to article.
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Press Releases
Smart Horizons Career Online Education Applauds the Florida Legislature for Funding Scholarships to Help Adults Earn High School Diplomas
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Smart Horizons Career Online Education applauds the Florida Legislature for funding scholarships so adult Floridians can earn an accredited private high school diploma online with Career Online High School through their local public library. 2.5 million Floridians 25 and older do not have a high school diploma, according to the 2019 U.S. Census.
“I’m grateful to the Legislature for funding scho...
READ MORECheckers & Rally’s Expands Education Benefits; Offers Employees the Opportunity to Earn an Accredited High School Diploma and Learn English
Employees at corporate-owned locations of the national drive-thru restaurant franchise can now earn a diploma and entry-level workforce certificate through Career Online High School and access English language learning TAMPA, Fla. – August 7, 2020 — Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, an iconic and innovative drive-thru restaurant chain known for its exceptional value, people-first attitude and “Crazy Good Food,” has announced an expansion of the ed2go Career Onli...
READ MORESmart Horizons Career Online Education Partners with InStride to Help Working Adults Earn Their H.S. Diplomas in Advance of Pursuing College Degrees
February 18, 2020 – Fort Lauderdale, FL & Los Angeles, CA – Through a new partnership between InStride, the premier global provider of strategic enterprise education, and Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE), the world’s first accredited online school district, companies can now offer their employees the opportunity to pursue their high school diplomas and matriculate into postsecondary programs. By re-engaging working adults into the educational system, companies can better ...
READ MOREEdmentum Launches EdOptions Career Academy in Partnership with Smart Horizons Career Online Education
Edmentum Expands its High School Offerings to Include Accredited Career Training Courses for Older Youth and At-Risk Students Minneapolis June 26, 2019 – Edmentum, a global leader and the original pioneer in online teaching and learning programs, announced a new partnership today with READ MORE
Kent District Library Delivers Program to Give Residents Access to Accredited High School Diplomas
Kent District Library is the First Public Library System in the State of Michigan to Offer Career Online High School to Help Adults Earn a High School Diploma GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – May 22, 2019 – Residents in Kent County now have the opportunity to obtain their high school diploma from their local public library. Kent District Library offers Career Online High School from Gale, a Cengage company, making it the first public library syste...
READ MORECalifornia State Library Expands Partnership, Tripling Investment in Career Online High School
California State Library increases funding in Career Online High School to help residents earn a high school diploma SACRAMENTO, Calif. and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – February 7, 2018 – The California State Library is expanding its partnership with Career Online High School – provided by Gale, a Cengage company, signing a three-year agreement to continue and broaden the program, which since 2015 has enabled California public libraries to offer qualified residents t...
READ MOREFlorida Public Libraries Celebrate Major Milestone with More Than 300 Adults Graduating from Career Online High School
Career Online High School helps Florida residents achieve their career and educational dreams FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – January 3, 2018 – Gale, a Cengage company, today announced that more than 300 adults have graduated from Career Online High School through Florida public libraries since the pilot program launched in 2015. Career Online High School provides qualifying Florida residents the opportunity to earn a free, private, accredited high school diploma. The pr...
READ MORECareer Online High School Partners with Hilton to Offer Free High School Diploma and Career Training to Employees
Career Online High School program provides access to accredited high school diploma and career certificate BOSTON and Mclean, Va., November 13, 2017 — Cengage, an education and technology company, has partnered with Hilton to offer U.S. Team Members the opportunity to earn accredited high school diplomas and career certificates. Offered through Hilton’s employee education assistance program, Career Online High School (COHS) is designed to reengage adults in educat...
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Announcements
Welcoming in 2022 at Smart Horizons Career Online Education
Happy New Year to all of our partners, staff, friends, students, and graduates. As we head into 2022, we want to take this opportunity to share some of the successes of 2021! The SHCOE district was recently granted the Cognia mark of distinction, which identifies schools a...
READ MORE51-Year-Old First-Generation American Earns Diploma through Career Online High School and Los Angeles Public Library
The former stay-at-home mom of five has already earned her bachelor’s in healthcare administration, starts master’s in early 2022 Born and raised in El Salvador, Jeannette Ruiz migrated to the U.S. in 1985 when she was 15 years old. She left her father in the capital city ...
READ MOREMcDonald’s Celebrates 1,500 Graduates from Career Online High School
McDonald's has just celebrated their 1,500th restaurant employee to graduate from Career Online High School through the corporation’s Archways to Opportunity program. The company applauds the eligible restaurant employees who took advantage of the opportunity to advance their...
READ MORESacramento Public Library Celebrates 57 Adults Graduating From Career Online High School Program During the Pandemic
Two graduates value diploma as stepping stone to health care career success The Sacramento Public Library honored 57 adults, who, years after leaving high school, earned their high school diplomas through the Career Online High School (COHS) program offered by the libr...
READ MOREAcademic Coach Helps Traditionally Marginalized Students Excel
Equipped with a master’s in counselor education, coach empowers diverse students to overcome educational trauma, graduate Prior to joining Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE), Nia Henderson had earned her master’s degree in counselor education and worked...
READ MOREBoys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Launches Smart Horizons Career Online High School to Help Local Parents
Clubs will offer high school diploma and job certificate program to the parents of the children they serve, creating a pathway to greater futures. Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County has announced that they will offer Smart Horizons Career Online High School (SHCO...
READ MORESmart Horizons Career Online Education Supports Students with Career and College Exploration
District launches Career Cruising to help students uncover future possibilities. Smart Horizons Career Online Education is on a mission to ensure its students have access to information and programming for growth, development, and future success. In support of this...
READ MOREU.S. Congressman Vargas and City of San Diego Celebrate 20 Adults Graduating From Public Library’s Career Online High School Program
For one first-generation graduate, earning a high school diploma is part of her American dream U.S. Congressman Juan Vargas, the City of San Diego, and the San Diego Public Library honored 20 adults, who, years after leaving high school, earned their high school diplom...
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