The transition from a homeschool education to a public college can be difficult one. But as is the case in Ohio, there can be benefits from this transition when public school is considered for what would be the final two years of high school.
In Ohio, Great Oaks Career Campuses is a public career-technical school district with four campuses where homeschoolers will be able to attend a campus for their junior and senior years to become certified in one of dozens of professional fields. This opportunity to also simultaneously earn college credit would have otherwise not been possible for homeschoolers if they had decided to continue their homeschooling curriculum for those last two years.
While college-bound homeschoolers might have the knowledge and skill sets necessary in order to do well in a future career, employers today still take into account proper educational credentials through accredited colleges and universities in their hiring process. Once a homeschooler is of age to take advantages during the window of opportunities between their late teens and their freshmen year of college, they can start researching their local options for getting college credit for the subjects they are most interested in. Doing this will help save money in the long-run when students avoid paying for freshmen-level general education classes upon their arrival to a college or university.
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