Hi I don't know if anybody can help me but I was wondering if anybody knows any high school credit diplomas programs in Chicago IL I tried calling some schools they told me they don't do that. I called the board of education they couldn't help me. They told me to go during the day but the thing is I have a son can anybody help me please and thank you!

I'm in the Chicago suburbs and am a retired librarian, so I think I can help you. Please bear with me while I ask a few questions.

You want to earn your GED?

You are in the City of Chicago?

You want online courses? Or can you go to a site in the evenings?

Hi I would like to get my high school diploma not the GED. Yes I do live in Chicago. I don't really want to do it online. I called a lot of schools and they said I would need 24 credits to graduate but I was hoping to find a school that needs a little less credits to graduate..

What about a community college? Did you call one, and maybe you could bridge to a certificate of some sort.

Did you call high schools?

What neighborhood are you in? Bucktown? Lakeside? Austin?

What's a community college? I want to go to a school that I can walk the stage. Yes I did I called many schools in many areas. Mango

I will be somewhat blunt, no it is not about walking the stage or a cap and gown. It is about the diploma from a school.
If that be GED or diploma.

Next normally the number of credits will be set by the school board ( or perhaps the state for state schools)
You may look or talk to some of the private schools,
But honest many of the large public schools has some online courses available for various reasons.

Also if within ages, you just go back to regular school.

I've lived in the Chicago area since 1963 and have never heard of Mango. Is that a street?

Are you near Harlem Avenue or Irving Park?

Sorry mango is a street

To FR Chuck I can't go to regular school because I won't have no one to watch my son during the day. My husband work's and I can only go during the night.

To FR CHUCK Another thing it is also about walking the stage and getting my diploma for a teen mother. Everyone telling me I can't when I know I can. If u just knew what I went through oh its all about the cap and gown walking the stage and getting the diploma!!

Here's what you can do. You are maybe in the Belmont Central neighborhood?

Anyway, there should be a Chicago Public Library branch somewhere near you. Call the reference desk and ask them your question about how to get your h.s. diploma by going to school at night.

Let us know what the answer is. If this doesn't work, tell me here and I will try something else to help you.

Mango is in the Belmont Central area.

Mango is in the Belmont Central area.
Yup. I looked at the neighborhoods map and decided that's where Mango is -- and there is a CPL there too, thus my suggestion the OP call the local library's reference desk.

I just called that library. Wright College is where she needs to take these evening classes.

Wright College
4300 North Narragansett
Chicago, Illinois 60634
(773) 777-7900

The librarian also told me that there is a very nifty database called "Learning Express Library" that is a self-guided way to pick up high school classwork through her home computer. The OP needs to go to her library, get or update her library card, and ask about this database.

I called they do and they transferred me to another person and he didn't pick up so I'm going to call back pretty soon. I would let you know the information thanks...

Since it's Veterans Day, the offices might be partly or mostly empty today. From what the librarian told me, it should be easy to get into evening classes that can also bridge the gap to a certificate or associate's degree (even bypassing a high school diploma, but earning a higher degree).

Yes, please let me know what you find out. It's a local call for me, so I'll be glad to do more if you need anything else.

Thank you so very much

Hi wonder girl Wright college don't do high school diploma they only do ged classes during the evenings and I'm not looking for that. If you can find another school please I'm searching around and they don't do high school diploma during the night. Please help me if you can thanks.

The problem may be how old you are. Please tell me your age.

I called Wright College and asked about their program. The GED is comparable to a h.s. diploma. It takes maybe 15 weeks or longer (depending on how hard a student works at it) to earn the diploma. Registration will be on Dec. 2nd and you must bring ID. Call that number I gave you to get more information about registration.

What questions or concerns do you still have?

I'm 18 I just rather do the night school for my high school diploma I don't want to get my ged. I work my butt off in my other school during the night for I can graduate. There's no schools that you don't know of that does high school diplomas during the night??

The GED is the same as the h.s. diploma, and that's what one gets when one has dropped out of high school. The E in GED means "equivalent" which means "equal" or "the same as." It would be very unusual if a h.s. allowed you to return after being dropped out for a while plus high schools don't have classes at night.

What's wrong with a GED?

Actually I took night school for high school credit diploma not ged. There is nothing wrong in doing ged I just preferred taking high school during the night.

Where did you take night school for h.s. credit?

In new Britain ct.

So why not take GED classes and get your diploma?

I think that's the lazy way out. I rather work for my diploma.

I think that's the lazy way out. I rather work for my diploma.
Oh, in a GED class you will work, condensing many weeks of study into a lot fewer. In fact, it will probably be the hardest work you will do in school, unless you get into grad school.

I've checked extensively for the Chicago area. Once you are out of high school and must take night classes, the GED is the only way to get a high school diploma. And there is an awards ceremony to which you can invite friends and family.

Oh I didn't know that!!