Question about diploma and vocational schools.?

Question

Okay long story but when i graduated when they handed me my diploma it was just a piece of paper stating it was being processed by the school board and it would be mailed to my parents address. That was in 2002 well my parents had moved and i moved also. I contacted the school board and they said i never took the Fcat/ hsct English part and i would have to do that first in order to receive it. after i graduated i moved to NC from FL and now im in pa. Does anyone know where i could go to obtain it? I read online you dont need a diploma to go to a community college. But i want to become a LPN. Will they accept me with no diploma? Can i do that online? Ive found a couple online.. But how do i go about taking the tests for acceptance online?! I just want to go back to school!! If i was to call a local community college what department would i speak to?

Answer 1

If you need to take the FCAT they may have a way for you to do so online. I would call the school system you graduated from as request a copy of your records. I would then go over them and have them prove you did not take that with the rest of your class and that it was just not miss placed because the FCAT is done as a school you would have needed to be absent from school the day it was done in order to not have taken it.. I would double check with the school.. Yes a community college will accept you but without a diploma you can not obtain a degree.. You ahve to have diploma or GED.. Fight your school for your diploma.. They should have said something before you walked for graduation.. Good luck..

here is a link for the FCAT.. you may be able to get some information here..

http://fcat.fldoe.org/