President Obama cited in his recent speech the problem of increased high school dropouts. Such kids experienced severe academic disengagements and minimal encouragement from school and homes. The No Child Left Behind policy demands that all high school student must earn a diploma and have technical training for future purposes. The policy addresses the problem of inability to complete high school education which is a major cause of unemployment. Without a high school diploma, it would be very hard to find a descent job compared to finishing high school. More often, it will always result to living in poverty, having children at a young age and health issues. The U.S. Census Bauru pointed that high school graduates can earn as much as 23% more per year compared to someone who did not receive a diploma. This is what the state government is concerned about.

On the same side, with the purpose of providing specialized knowledge to people of all ages and backgrounds with the most convenient way, Ashworth Online College teamed up with North Texas Jobs Corps to deliver accredited diploma to every youth from 16 to 24 years of age. By providing accessible career education, the partnership guarantees positive results. Job corps is a no cost education and career technical training program administered by the US Department of Labor aimed for the improvement of lives academic and technical training.

With this partnership, both parties will be able to maximize effort in offering distance education to all students, especially adult and working students. F. Milton Miller, EdD. (Ashworth Vice President, Education) said that Ashworth’s high school diploma programs are developed to specifically address the needs of working adults and non traditional high school students. Miller expressed his eagerness and excitement working with North Texas Job Corps which has the same ideology as them –teaching young people skills needed to become employable by completing their high school education.

Ashworth College is leader in online education offering more than 100 degrees, online certificate programs, online career trainings, and online high school diplomas. Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council and its high school programs are accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement.