ive been looking into joining james madison high school, but everytime i call to get more information about the school the people there are very quick to ask me what my credit card number is to get me started right away..this makes me think they're only looking to get my money and i fear the diploma is fake..can anyone tell me that they know for a fact that the diploma is real and this school isn't just a scam??

James Madison Hight School is real.  It is nationally accredited and brought to you by PCDI, the same folks behind Ashworth College.  There could be some issues with the national accreditation if you want to enter a regionally accredited college after you finish high school.   I have heard other complaints about the quality of the customer service at PCDI/Ashworth, but you know the saying:  you get what you pay for.    While the program is cheap, it is definatly no-frills.  There are other online high school programs out there.  If a regionally accredited college is in your future, you may want to opt for a regionally-accredited online high school program.  They are out there.  In fact, Penn Foster offers a high school program, and it is regionally accredited.  In the interest of full disclosure, I am currently enrolled in a Penn Foster College program, but am in no way employed by Penn Foster.
 

 

 

Both Penn Foster and James Madison are run by for-profit organizations.  As such, they are in business to generate revenue and profits.  So don't be surprised that they're asking you for the credit card as early as possible in the process.  That doesn't necessarily mean the quality of education is sub-standard, or that you won't have a gratifying experience with either of them.  It simply means, that unlike not-for-profit and public education, these schools are not funded by government grants and/or taxes, so they have to ask (hopefully politely) for you to pay up.

 Good luck!

Both Penn Foster and James Madison are run by for-profit organizations.  As such, they are in business to generate revenue and profits.  So don't be surprised that they're asking you for the credit card as early as possible in the process.  That doesn't necessarily mean the quality of education is sub-standard, or that you won't have a gratifying experience with either of them.  It simply means, that unlike not-for-profit and public education, these schools are not funded by government grants and/or taxes, so they have to ask (hopefully politely) for you to pay up.

 Good luck!

Both Penn Foster and James Madison are run by for-profit organizations.  As such, they are in business to generate revenue and profits.  So don't be surprised that they're asking you for the credit card as early as possible in the process.  That doesn't necessarily mean the quality of education is sub-standard, or that you won't have a gratifying experience with either of them.  It simply means, that unlike not-for-profit and public education, these schools are not funded by government grants and/or taxes, so they have to ask (hopefully politely) for you to pay up.

 Good luck!

JMHS is regionally and nationally accredited by the DETC, CITA and SACS - the key accrediting bodies recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education. They have four program options: a General Diploma and a College Prep diploma program offered in both a correspondence and fully online curriculum option. You will enjoy being a student because help is always there for you and there are no deadlines for starting or taking a class or turning in exams. You are completely independent and an take as much time as you need to complete your lessons. hope this helps.

I am really late joining this discussion but I have done alot of research on Online High Schools and Cyber Charter Schools.  You can read more about it at my website:  www.cyberhighschools.com

We used American School with our oldest two children.  The people there were always helpful and friendly, and resolved any concern quickly.  We wanted something more academically challenging for our third child so we chose James Madison High School correspondence.  I can even begin to communicate the problems we have had.  It has been a nightmare!  We signed up two months ago, my daughter still hasn't received one book, yet they have charged us over $100.  They keep thinking of more forms we need to fill out.  Last week, we said we had had it, and we going to cancel our enrollment.  They said if we did that, they would charge us another $250.  Please avoid JMHS.  I have never had such problems with any organization in my long life!  BEWARE of JMHS!

Yes, BEWARE of JMHS, Now Ashworth University. We were foolish enough to enroll our daughter as a freshman. Immediately we started having horrible problems and continued with this throughout her first year. We wanted to quit many times but kept going and to try and finish a year. We paid $100/month and cancelled after 1 year, and after paying $1200. They are trying to bill us for an additional $1200 calling it a cancellation fee. We've gotten a rediculous run around, and it very much smells like a scam. I am considering fighting this in court, but having difficulty getting advice on what court to file suit since they are from Georgia. We are going to fight this since they are wrongfully charging us $1200 cancellation fee, and it will show up badly on our credit. I actually found this website by doing a JMHS Scam google search to see if there are any other folks getting "raped" like we are. Any other bad experiences from JMHS, please reply!

HI I moved cross country rescently and lost some of my boobs from JMHS If your daughter is done or anyone on this forum has books please contact me I have a couple champters to finish but im missing an english book and american history

 

I will pay good $ I just cant pay $250 per book like they want at school

contact me porshe1819@gmail.com

I think a school should answer inquiries without asking for a credit card.  If they can't do that, politely hang up and try another school.

jayrosen:

I think a school should answer inquiries without asking for a credit card.  If they can't do that, politely hang up and try another school.

I couldn't agree more.  I feel similarly about schools that make it difficult or impossible to find out what their tuition rates are before talking to an admissions person.

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

Hmm..on the note regarding these schools. You have to be careful because most of these online schools are indeed profit-driven organization, in short terms, they are out to get money first, then provide education second. But that doesn't mean they are not good schools, you pay what you get.

There are online high schools that are real, but personally, I think if I were in that situation I'd do a GED prep course and take the GED once I was confident I'd pass.

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

I would go the GED route as well.

Go to: http://www.gedforfree.com/index.html

Just use a bunch of fake information for the registration and a spam e-mail address (so you wont get calls/mail/e-mail advertisements for different colleges)