Specialties
Having your high school diploma is the key to unlocking a world of opportunities in your current and future life. Citizens High School was created to help make that achievement a reality for anyone who wants it. We know that the traditional high school model doesn't work for everyone. Real people have jobs, families, and other responsibilities and challenges that make it difficult - or just plain impossible - to sit in a classroom for several hours a day. With Citizens High School, we put the power back in your hands for working towards your best future, with simple tools for planning your path, studying at your own pace, acquiring key skills and knowledge, and staying on track for successfully reaching your goals.
History
Established in 1984.
Since 1984, Citizens High School has been nationally accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Council (DEAC). Citizens High School is Regionally Accredited through the Middle States Association Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSACESS) and is a registered private school with the Florida Department of Education.
Our mission is to provide an outstanding education, leading to an accredited high school diploma, to individuals whose common purpose is to pursue their high school diploma at home, through traditional methods and textbooks, while studying at his or her own pace. CHS offers an affordable homeschool curriculum for a high school diploma.
We pride ourselves on helping adult students who want to complete their high school diploma. Likewise, we provide a top-notch curriculum to homeschoolers and allowing them to earn an accredited high school diploma - without having to adhere to a strict schedule standardized test.
Meet the Business Owner: James E.
Dr. James Etter, who became CEO of Citizens High School in July of 2017, is a lifelong champion of affordable, accessible education. As founder and former Chancellor and CEO of American Public University and American Military University, Dr. Etter brought high-quality educational options to people whose schedules and deployments made it impossible to attend traditional schools.
A veteran himself, Dr. Etter served in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 thru 1969 as an enlisted Marine and then as a Naval Flight Officer from 1973 through 1991. He served a one year tour in Vietnam (1967-1968) and was wounded twice in combat action.
Dr. Etter, with more than 25 years of experience and leadership at both the high school and college levels, is a thought leader in the area of distance education.