For students in grades 9-12 (some 8th grade students may qualify for certain classes):

For more than twenty years, Roanoke County Schools has offered online learning for high school students through RCPSOnline Academy. Since the very beginning of the program, we have developed a rich curriculum delivered by our own teachers. Our experience with online learning puts us in a unique position to meet the wide range of current needs.

RCPSOnline Academy classes differ from regular classes in several ways. Aside from the obvious lack of face-to-face time in a classroom, they are structured, paced, and scheduled using best practices for online teaching. Some of the key differences are:

• The courses are largely self-paced with deadlines set by the instructor.
• There are no set times a student must be online with the instructor.
• Students have ready access to their instructors for help, guidance, and individual attention.
• Every course is through our learning management system.
• Except for a few dual enrollment courses (with VWCC), and World Language courses, most courses are completed in a semester.
• All courses require an in-person final assessment - qualifying seniors may be exempt. 

Students take online courses for many reasons. Schedule conflicts, limited course availability at a base school, getting ahead or catching up, and even medical issues have all been reasons students have taken our courses in the past.  

NOTE:  This is an online-only program.  Students must have reliable internet access.