Virtual Community School of Ohio

I love VCS. As we are transitioning away from Homeschooling, VCS is an excellent way to go. So flexible for my high schooler and the communication between parent/teacher is excellent. Also, their learning center is the best. Can't say enough good about VCS!
--Submitted by a parent

There is such an egregious lack of communication both within the school and with the parents that I cannot even fathom how they continue to operated. There are many good e-schools. This is not one of them.
--Submitted by a parent

Terrible experience! My children have been enrolled now for their second year at VCS. The curriculm has NOT improved (as promised) the teachers have not 'engaged' the students. The staff does not care about anything other than test scores. As a parent that sits at home with my children and saw VCS as a great way to get around the state testing --not my responsibility to pay for the test etc- I have virtually allowed my childrens education to suffer! We traditionally homeschool all summer due to the push to get through the mass amount of homework that the children do. This is not a quality education and the principals do not care. The children WILL NOT be enrolled next year. We will go back to traditional homeschooling. The cat will do a better job. What a terrible school.
--Submitted by a parent

Horrible. I used K12 in Middle School, but I eventually went back to public school once high school started. But since I decided to leave my public school late and wanted to go back to homeschooling after 2 years away, they weren't accepting enrollments! VCS has the most outdated website I've seen. They are not interactive, which makes it HORRIBLE if you are doing a Spanish class. You need to learn how to pronounce the words. The classes are too easy, and not very challenging. The Current Events class has nothing to do with Current Events. I had many quizzes that were very irrelevant subjects, two questions being about a Groundhog! Very pointless. Most of the teachers can't spell. I actually had to call the school to make sure I was in the right place. I thought they all had Dyslexia! If you have to settle, go to VCS. But other than that, use K12. K12 had interactive flash assignments, a fast and MODERN computer, I can say this, thouh. The VCS teachers actually do email you back. They just aren't very good teachers. Sad there's no way for VCS students to interact as well. I literally made no friend from this program. I am so glad that I still kept my public shool friends.

My son has been attending VCS for almost 4 1/2 months now. He has earned more credits and is actually enjoying learning online. I love the teachers and it's very easy to keep up with his progress,and the teachers let you know very quickly when something is wrong. The technical support is incredible never had to wait for help,they're right on it and they do it right. I'd highly recommend this school to anyone.
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently a Senior at VCS ohio and I have been here for about 2 1/2 years and the education is great. I came from a private school and classes at VCS are just as challenging as they were at my other school. I am so glad my parents chose VCS for me to finish out my high school years.
--Submitted by a student

My younger brother is a VCS student, and I tutor a number of other youth enrolled in the school. The communication from teachers and administrators is horrific. The courses have technical problems, are full of broken links and assignments so grammatically incorrect that they don't make sense, and asking a teacher for clarification can take weeks. VCS has been a stressful experience. It could be a great school if they would only be willing to address the issues with their site instead of the usual response I get, always along the lines of 'deal with it.'
--Submitted by a parent

If you want a good virtual school for middle school & under go to K12 (OHVA) I used it last yr for my son & they are great!. The classes are interactive & fun, the teachers hold wkly conferences & are very helpful. K12 class layout is awesome! I didn't use it for my son in high school, his K12 teacher said K12 HS is harder. VCS was a BIG disappointment. No wkly conferences, teachers never contacted me unless it was just an announcement of some sort, never to check on how my son was doing. Their site is outdated & confusing. The PC they sent was so slow we couldn't even use it. I called the help desk only to be told the PC is just slow & basically deal with it. Don't use VCS. Help Desk is useless!! K12.com has sample lessons for you to see.
--Submitted by a parent

I have been a student at this school for 1 year and I am definitely transferring out at the end of the year. When they say that their curriculum meets the 'state standards', that's code for barely scratching the surface. There was one class in particular that I didn't even need to study for because it was so easy. The problems were that no Honors/AP courses and no extracurriculars are offered. However, the teachers at VCS Ohio are fantastic; they are always helpful and are genuinely dedicated to helping the students. I was particularly influenced by one in particular, the French teacher, who has instilled in me a respect and love for the French langauge and culture.
--Submitted by a student

The teachers are really nice and they do not give up on me.
--Submitted by a student