Here's a list of alternative programs designed to offer help for students who are struggling in a regular high school setting. Some offer students a second chance to earn a high school diploma while others are transitional programs and do not grant diplomas. Some also offer General Education Development diploma programs; for more of these, click here.

Auxiliary Services for High School
198 Forsyth Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10002
Phone: 212-673-8254
Fax: 212-260-2617
http://schools.nyc.gov/ourschools/region79/M510
Principal John Staton

Auxiliary Services offers GED programs, with morning, afternoon and evening classes, in 6 locations throughout the city. Students also receive career counseling, and may attend vocational classes at the School of Cooperative Technical Education (Co-op Tech) while they are preparing for the GED.

Admissions: Students ages 17 to 21 years old. Registration is ongoing.

Career Education Center
Main office: 448 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-262-0817
Fax: 212-262-1421
http://careeredcenter.org
Principal: Joan M. Indart

With multiple sites located throughout the 5 boroughs, the Career Education Centers works with community organizations, homeless shelters and the Job Corps to provide GED programs for students who have dropped out of high school.

Admissions: Students ages 17 to 21 years old. Registration is ongoing.

Community Preparatory High School
40 East 29th Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-889-7567
Fax: 212-889-8056
Principal: Mark J. Ryan
MRyan2@nycboe.edu

Admissions: Court involved students 14-17 years old making the transition from custodial to community high schools. (See profile)

Co-op Tech (The School of Cooperative Education)
321 East 96th Street
New York, NY 10128
Phone: 212-369-8800
Fax: 212-876-9290
http://www.Co-opTech.org
Principal: Glenn Goldberg

Vocational courses are offered in air conditioning and refrigeration, building maintenance, carpentry, electrical installation, heating and ventilation, plumbing and welding, barbering, cosmetology, ambulance technology, automotive mechanics, child care and family services, culinary arts, digital printing, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Microsoft Office specialist, Comptiaa A+ computer maintenance and repair and Cisco Network Academy.

Admissions: Students are expected to attend a New York City high school while taking classes at Co-op Tech. Contact your school's guidance counselor for an application.

New York City Vocational Training Center
1150 East New York Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Phone: 718-221-4481
Fax: 718-221-4281
http://schools.nyc.gov/ourschools/region79/K665
Principal: Charles Majors

This program aims to help high school students make the transition from school to the workplace. Students may work towards a high school diploma or a GED while training in vocational programs for jobs in construction, offices, building maintenance, dental assisting, healthcare, food services, hotel and hospitality services and automotive repair in 50 locations around the city.

Admissions: Students ages 17 to 21 years old. Parents and students must schedule an appointment at one of the following admissions offices:

• Brooklyn Technical HS (718-858-5150 ext. 442)
• Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx (718-918-3865)
• Bronx Community College (718-563-8095)
• V.A. Medical Center in Queens (718-526-1000 ext. 2298)
• College of Staten Island (718-982-2924)
  

Offsite Educational Services
90-01 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11435
Phone: 718-557-2590
Fax: 718-557-2599
Principal: Robert Zweig

The Offsite Educational Services high school program aims to offer students who have struggled in their high schools a smaller and more individualized learning environment. Students can take high school courses that will help them to make the transition back into their high schools or prepare for the GED in one of 60 sites throughout the city. The programs works with community organizations to provide additional services, such as counseling, substance abuse support, and career training. LYFE day care facilities are also available for young children of students.

Admissions: Students ages 14 to 21 years old.Contact your high school guidance counselor for a referral or call the main office to set up an interview.

Phoenix Academy High School
PO Box 458, Stoney Street
Shrub Oak, NY 10588
Phone-914-245-6862
Fax: 914-245-2990
http://schools.nyc.gov/ourschools/region79/O490
Principal: Anda McGowan

Pheonix Academy is a 12-14 month residential program for high school students with a substance abuse problem. It provides vocational training, evening school, and summer school.

Admissions: Contact the Adolescent Admissions Unit at 212-831-1555 ext. 7571, 7540, or 7543.

Young Adult Borough Centers
67-69 Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-935-9457
Fax: 718-935-0140

Young Adult Borough Centers offer evening academic programs and counseling for high school students who are at risk of dropping out because they are behind or they have adult responsibilities that make attending school in the daytime difficult. These centers are usually located at public high school buildings, including Grace Dodge, Kennedy, and Lehman high school in the Bronx, the Erasmus Campus, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson high school in Brooklyn, Washington Irving and George Washington Campus in Manhattan, Flushing and John Adams high school in Queens, and Staten Island Tech high school. Students earn a high school diploma from their sending high school once they have accumulated credits and passed exams required for graduation at the YABC.

Admissions: Students ages 17 to 21 years old who have at least 17 credits. To register, contact your high school guidance counselor or one of the program sites below: