School for Integrated Academics and Technologies, or SIATech, is a network of tuition-free public
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
high school
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s with school sites in Arkansas, California, and Florida. SIATech schools in Florida operate under the
MYcroSchool name. All SIATech Charter High Schools are nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations and offer a standard
high school diploma
A high school diploma or high school degree is a North American academic school leaving qualification awarded upon high school graduation. The high school diploma is typically obtained after a course of study lasting four years, from grade 9 to gra ...
.
Job Corps
Job Corps is a program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free education and vocational training to young men and women ages 16 to 24.
Mission and purpose
Job Corps' mission is to help young people ages 16 throug ...
and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) are located and partnered with SIATech Campuses.
SIATech received a five-year accreditation from AdvancedED for the central office and all subsidiary programs associated with SIATech and
MYcroSchool. All SIATech schools are fully accredited by additional agencies that are also recognized by the
US Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department ...
. Campuses in Little Rock, Arkansas are accredited by AdvancedED. SIATech campuses in California are accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was an organization providing School accreditation, accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary school, secondary and elementary schools in California and Hawaii, ...
(WASC). Campuses in Florida are accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS CASI).
Locations
As of 2016, SIATech has twenty three Charter High School campuses in California, Florida, and Arkansas. The SIATech Administrative Offices are based in Oceanside, California.
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SIATech Schools
Educational organizations based in the United States