High School Reengagement Programs

Education Options

If you left high school before you graduated, there are several options for getting your high school or secondary credential. The tables below will give you a sense of how these programs work and whether or not they are the right fit for you. Check out these options in Santa Clara County:

Adult Education Schools

Notes describing element	Reengagement Elements	Campbell Adult and Community Education	Independence Adult Center (East Side Adult Education)	Milpitas Adult Education	Mountain View Los Altos Adult Education	Fremont Adult Education	Gilroy Adult Education	Morgan Hill Community Adult School	Santa Clara Adult Education	Metro Ed - Silicon Valley Adult Education
URL		Registration	Homepage	How to Enroll	Homepage	Homepage	Homepage	Enrollment	Classes & Registration	Registration
School is able to connect student to additional services either on campus or through partnerships with external agencies	Supportive resource connections	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
A-G means these course make a students eligible for a 4-year university	High School Diploma A-G Accredited			X	X		X			X
OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA	Age	18+	18+	18	18+ unless enrolled in MVLA school distrct can by under 18	18+	18+	18+ if pregnany/parenting can be under 18	18+ unless enrolled in Santa Clara school district can be under 18	18+
	High School Diploma	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Offers night classes	Yes	Yes	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
School has staff who are able to support students with exploration and exposure of education after high school	Suports with plans after graduation	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	HiSet	X	X	X			X	X	X	X
	Cost or Fees	Test not on site	$140 for all 4 test $35 for each re-test	$140 for all 4 test $35 for each re-test	$140 for all 4 test $35 for each re-test May be able to support with cost	$140 for all 4 test $35 for each re-test	Free if the prep courses are taken on site	$150 for all test $20 for each re-test Fee for test covered for CalWorks $40 book deposit for HSD, will be refunded	$140 for all 4 test $35 for each re-test
	Child care offered						X 3+ potty trained	Yes for spanish speaking HiSet
	Additional eligibility	Must be unenrolled from school district Age 18+	Must be unenrolled from school district Age 17.5+	Must be unenrolled from school district Age 18+	Must be unenrolled from school district	Must be unenrolled from school district Age 18+	Must be unenrolled from school district Age 18+	Must be unenrolled from school distrct	Must be unenrolled from school district
Students complete all work independently and are not required to meet with staff or teachers in person	Completely online	None	GED/HiSet
Students are required to sit in the classroom during designated dates/times	Classroom-based	Two days in person and two days online	option	option	option	option	For GED and HiSet yes-must do so to get cost of test covered		option	X
Students are able to create a schedule that fits their unique needs	Flexible schedule	None	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Students complete all work independently and meet teacher only briefly each week to turn assignments and receive new work	Independent Study model	Yes	option	option	option	option	X	HSD attend once a week for a 3 hour session 830-1230 TTH 5-9 TWTH	option
School is able to connect student to employment opportunities	Employment connection	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
These are alternatives to a high school diploma - GED and HiSet are similar.	GED	None	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
Students engage in a mix of independent work and direct instruction from a teacher, which may occur in a group or one-on-one	Blended Learning model	None						HiSet 830-1230 M-TH english only 6-9 TTH english and spanish Offer spanish only 830-1230 MWF

Reengagement Education Schools

Notes describing element	Reengagement Elements	San Jose Conservation Corps	Opportunity Youth Academy	SIATech at Job Corps	5 Keys
URL		Enrollment	Homepage	Homepage	Homepage
Students engage in a mix of independent work and direct instruction from a teacher, which may occur in a group or one-on-one	Blended Learning model	X	X	X	X (optional)
Students are able to create a schedule that fits their unique needs	Flexible schedule	X	X		X
	Additional eligibility	Must be unenrolled from school district Age 17.5-27	Must be unenrolled from school district Age 16-24	Must be documented and meet income criteria Age 16-24	Must be unenrolled from school district Age 16+
	Offers night classes
	Child care offered		Child friendly
Students complete all work independently and meet teacher only briefly each week to turn assignments and receive new work	Independent Study model		X		X (optional)
	Cost or Fees	FREE	FREE	FREE	FREE
These are alternatives to a high school diploma - GED and HiSet are similar.	GED				X
Students complete all work independently and are not required to meet with staff or teachers in person	Completely online				X (optional)
	HiSet			X	X
School has staff who are able to support students with exploration and exposure of education after high school	Suports with plans after graduation	X	X	X	X
Students are required to sit in the classroom during designated dates/times	Classroom-based	required		required
School is able to connect student to employment opportunities	Employment connection	X	X	X	X
A-G means these course make a students eligible for a 4-year university	High School Diploma A-G Accredited	X	X	X	X
OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA	Age	17.5-27	16-24	16-24	16+
	High School Diploma	X	X	X	X
School is able to connect student to additional services either on campus or through partnerships with external agencies	Supportive resource connections	X	X	X	X

Other Education Schools

Notes describing element	Reengagement Elements	Escuela Popular	Career Online High School
URL		Under 19 years Old	Homepage
		19+ Years Old
Students are able to create a schedule that fits their unique needs	Flexible schedule	X	X
Additional eligibility		Must be unenrolled from school district Age 18+	Live in San Jose, Comit to 8-10 hours a week comfortable with technology reading writing speaking in english have completed 8th grade have SJPL card in good standing
These are alternatives to a high school diploma - GED and HiSet are similar.	GED
Students complete all work independently and are not required to meet with staff or teachers in person	Completely online		X
Students complete all work independently and meet teacher only briefly each week to turn assignments and receive new work	Independent Study model
A-G means these course make a students eligible for a 4-year university	High School Diploma A-G Accredited	X
School is able to connect student to employment opportunities	Employment connection	X
School is able to connect student to additional services either on campus or through partnerships with external agencies	Supportive resource connections	X
	High School Diploma	X	X
Students are required to sit in the classroom during designated dates/times	Classroom-based	Required
	Child care offered	X
	HiSet
OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA	Age	All ages	19+
	Cost or Fees	Fees for books	Free with available scholarship
Students engage in a mix of independent work and direct instruction from a teacher, which may occur in a group or one-on-one	Blended Learning model
	Offers night classes	X	X
School has staff who are able to support students with exploration and exposure of education after high school	Suports with plans after graduation	X
URL		Homepage	Homepage
Students are able to create a schedule that fits their unique needs	Flexible schedule	X	X
Additional eligibility		Must be unenrolled from school district Age 18+	Live in San Jose, Comit to 8-10 hours a week comfortable with technology reading writing speaking in english have completed 8th grade have SJPL card in good standing
These are alternatives to a high school diploma - GED and HiSet are similar.	GED
Students complete all work independently and are not required to meet with staff or teachers in person	Completely online		X
Students complete all work independently and meet teacher only briefly each week to turn assignments and receive new work	Independent Study model
A-G means these course make a students eligible for a 4-year university	High School Diploma A-G Accredited	X
School is able to connect student to employment opportunities	Employment connection	X
School is able to connect student to additional services either on campus or through partnerships with external agencies	Supportive resource connections	X
	High School Diploma	X	X
Students are required to sit in the classroom during designated dates/times	Classroom-based	Required
	Child care offered	X
	HiSet
OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA	Age	All ages	19+
	Cost or Fees	Fees for books	Free with available scholarship
Students engage in a mix of independent work and direct instruction from a teacher, which may occur in a group or one-on-one	Blended Learning model
	Offers night classes	X	X
School has staff who are able to support students with exploration and exposure of education after high school	Suports with plans after graduation	X

Adult Education Schools

Reengagement Education Schools

Other Education Schools