College Onramps was built with Orthodox Jewish and faith-based families in mind. It supplies rigorous upper-level coursework that families use as part of their own lawful home-education program. The curriculum is ideologically neutral. The schedule bends around Shabbat, holidays, and yeshiva study. And community work your student is already doing can count toward the Social Adventures requirement of our program.
The ten courses cover math, U.S. history and government, natural science, social science, arts and humanities, and practical skills like communication and critical thinking. There's no ideological framing and no assumptions about secular values. We'll tell you what each course covers before you enroll, so you can see the material for yourself and decide what fits your family. Note that some states require subjects we don't teach — most often physical education, and in a handful of states a state-history or safety unit — and those remain the family's responsibility.
The program is fully self-paced. Shabbat, Yom Tov, and time in yeshiva don't interrupt your student's progress — they pick up where they left off. At the start of the program, the concierge mentor works with each family to build a realistic weekly schedule around religious observance and community commitments.
The Social Adventures Program asks students to complete real-world activities: community service, experiences outside their comfort zone, personal projects. Work your student already does through their shul, a chesed organization, or other faith-based programs can count toward that part of our program. There's no need to invent new activities. (This counts toward College Onramps requirements; it isn't academic credit, which we don't award.)
College Onramps is a curriculum, technology, and support program that families use as part of a parent-directed home-education program. We are not a school. We do not award academic credit, a high school diploma, or the GED credential itself. Every state allows families to educate their children at home, and this program is designed to fit within those frameworks — but the filings, notices, reports, and assessments are the parent's responsibility, and enrolling with us does not by itself satisfy your state's compulsory-attendance law.
What we do supply: a clear description of what each course covers, records of your student's progress against every learning objective, and documentation you can use in your own state filings. In New Jersey, families provide equivalent instruction at home and no filing is required by statute. In New York, families file a notice of intent and an IHIP and submit quarterly reports and an annual assessment, and New York also requires several subjects we don't teach, including physical education, New York history, and mandated safety units. Those remain the family's responsibility.
General information, current as of 24 July 2026. This is not legal advice. Requirements change, and they differ by state and sometimes by district. Confirm what applies to you with your state education agency or your own counsel. See the FAQ for more.
Not every family using College Onramps is planning for college, and the program works either way. But for students who do want a degree, there is a route. After completing the program, a student can take a year of partner-university courses. Five universities have signed memoranda of understanding to admit students who complete our program and earn that university's required GPA in its courses. These are memoranda of understanding rather than executed agreements; each university sets its own required GPA, terms remain subject to negotiation and change, and nothing here is a guarantee of admission.
One of our five university partners is particularly well suited to students for whom religious tradition and values are central to how they want to learn and live. Take the archetype quiz to find out which partner may fit your student best.
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