Skip Navigation Enroll ACCREDITED ONLINE SCHOOLS Connections Academy is ready to help your child build the skills they need for a bright future while completing all the educational state requirements. THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCREDITATION Finding a Quality Education Experience When it comes to choosing the right school for your student, there are a lot of factors you should consider: academic excellence, holistic support, and flexibility are just a few. Another essential factor should be accreditation. Being able to achieve and maintain proper accreditation ensures that a school is providing a quality education that can be reciprocated with other schools. Accreditation also validates the value of our education to other accredited educational institutions. GET THE DETAILS ON CONNECTIONS ACADEMY Our Accreditation Connections Academy® is a division of Connections Education®, which is accredited by Cognia (opens in a new tab) , formerly AdvancED. Cognia offers accreditation and certification, assessment, professional learning, and improvement services to institutions and other education providers. As a global nonprofit working in over 80 countries, Cognia serves 36,000 institutions, nearly 25 million students, and 5 million educators every day. Many of the Connections Academy–supported schools are also accredited by one or more of six regional accrediting organizations for higher-education institutions, recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. New schools typically begin the accreditation process after operating for a full year. NCAA APPROVED Making Sure Students Stay NCAA Eligible The following courses, organized by subject area, have been approved by the NCAA Eligibility Center for use towards initial eligibility when delivered by Connections Education, Connections Academy, or Pearson Virtual Schools teachers using the Pearson Online Classroom (formerly known as Connexus®) EMS platform. The approved content is the Connections Education version of the course. Note that not all courses may be available at all locations, and there may be slight variations between your state’s course naming convention and the name of the course listed on the NCAA Eligibility Center High School Portal (opens in a new tab) . English Social Science Mathematics Natural/Physical Science Additional How it Works Accreditation 10960 Grantchester Way, Columbia, MD 21044 1-800-382-6010 (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) Find Your School Privacy Terms of Use Accessibility Do Not Sell My Information (opens in a new tab) Nondiscrimination Policy Sitemap (opens in a new tab) Connections Academy is a part of Pearson, the world's learning company. Connections Academy is a division of Connections Education LLC, which is accredited by Cognia. © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc.