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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Lisa,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">We accept work from Portage Learning , which is affiliated with Geneva College. Students who take courses though Portage Learning would need to receive an official Geneva College transcript in order to potentially award any transfer credit. However,
Portage Prep (formerly NursingABC) are courses are designed to meet post-secondary entrance prerequisites and is not accredited by a regionally accredited institution. This means we don’t accept Portage Prep courses.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> OACRAO <oacrao-bounces@lists.osu.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Lisa Spiess via OACRAO<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 29, 2024 4:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OACRAO <oacrao@lists.service.ohio-state.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [OACRAO] Portage Learning - Accreditation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">Hello OACRAO! Has anyone worked with Portage Learning before (Accredited by Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools : See attached)? We find that they are
in partnership with Geneva College but are unsure about the accreditation. If<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone worked with Portage Learning before (Accredited by Middle States Commission on
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22600 State Route 34 - RM C120 <br>
Archbold, OH 43502 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#500050"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
<span style="color:#274E13">Voice 419-267-1315 I </span></span><a href="mailto:lspiess@northweststate.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">lspiess@northweststate.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
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