About Us

  • What is the Virtual Academy?

    The State College Virtual Academy is the State College Area School District's comprehensive cyber school option. The Virtual Academy provides your student with all the benefits and opportunities of being a member of the State College Area School District and the flexibility to create a learning schedule that meets their needs.

    The Virtual Academy serves Kindergarten through 12th grade. The academy is divided into two programs: elementary (K-5), and secondary (6-12). Please use the links below to learn more about how the program is structured, what you can expect, and the online provider:

    Elementary (K-5) Virtual Academy

    Secondary (6-12) Virtual Academy

    Benefits of SCASD Virtual Academy

    Courses are facilitated by a SCASD teacher to provide feedback and answer questions as your student works through courses at their own pace and at a time and place that suits them.

    All Virtual Academy students graduate with their class and receive a State College diploma. As members of the district they have access to the activities and services of their assigned home building including:

    • clubs
    • sports 
    • dances
    • libraries
    • free tutoring services:
    • Math Center (high school)
     

District News

  • New Virtual Academy Assistant Principal Rebecca Michaels

    New Virtual Academy Assistant Principal

    The district welcomes Rebecca Michaels, our new Virtual Academy Assistant Principal, who was approved on Sept. 18. She will start in late November. Rebecca comes to the district from Mifflin County School District, where she was the assistant principal of Indian Valley Elementary Center.

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  • Teacher Kristen Miller teaches math

    Radio Park Named National Blue Ribbon School

    When Kristin Miller announced to her first-grade students the news that Radio Park Elementary had been selected as 2023 National Blue Ribbon School, their reaction was natural. “They were like, ‘Oh, that’s awesome,’” Miller recalled. “But then they asked, ‘So, everybody gets blue ribbons?’”

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  • children wave at a school bus in a parade

    Wanted: School Bus Drivers

    Mirroring a national trend, the State College Area School District is starting the school year in need of more school bus drivers. The shortage has prompted SCASD to eliminate five bus runs through consolidation, leading to longer travel times and late arrivals in some cases.

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  • Students at the Grange Fair

    Summer Agricultural Experiences for Students

    Throughout the summer, students maintained more than 25 Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects, which included livestock, equine and work experience projects. Students logged over 3,805 hours working on their SAE projects, and devoted over $25,120 to their efforts.

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  • State High Seniors Paint Their Parking Spaces

    State High Seniors Paint Their Parking Spaces

    For the first time ever, State College Area High School seniors were given the opportunity to paint their parking spaces. Over 200 students signed up for the event which turned out to be a huge success.

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Contact Us

  • Jennifer Scudder
    Assistant Principal

    Katie Bechdel
    Paraprofessional

    virtual@scasd.org
    814.231.1011 x2894

Course Requests

  • 23/24 School Year Request Form

    Please use the above form to make your course requests for the 23/24 school year if you/your student are in 9-12th grade. If you/your student is in middle school, please contact Jennifer Scudder at virtual@scasd.org to discuss the options for scheduling.

     

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