Thanks to advances in technology, especially the Internet, CTY can offer a wide variety of courses anytime, anywhere, through distance education.  CTY began offering distance courses in 1983 with assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  The program, now known as CTYOnline, has grown to more than 7,000 enrollments yearly, with students throughout the United States and more than 60 countries.

CTY's unique distance education program provides challenging academic courses all year long for eligible students in grades K through 12. Like CTY's summer programs, the distance courses are varied, demanding and very appropriate for our highly able students. Unlike the summer programs, however, students can work from home or school, guided by CTYOnline faculty and using computers and the Internet to learn and interact with teachers and students.   

Accreditation

CTY is accredited for grades 5 through 12 by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.  Many schools work closely with CTYOnline, and a large number of students arrange to obtain credit or placement from their schools for successful completion of CTYOnline distance courses.

What do students and parents say about the program?

"Even at a distance, the instructor created an open and supportive environment."
"We wish we had writing teachers like you when we were our son's age!"
"The instructor was fantastic!"
"My child is much more interested in writing than before he participated. It was a great self-esteem builder, too."
"The course materials are superb, and the instructor was very supportive. My son has thoroughly enjoyed and learned from this course."