What is Family Christian Academy (fcanow.com)?

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Family Christian Academy (FCA) is a national homeschool umbrella organization that has served K-12 families since 1988 — nearly 40 years. It offers three education paths: parent-led homeschool, an online academy, and on-campus enrollment. The approach is faith-based and parent-empowered, and the organization also provides supporting services such as testing, advising, field trips, and graduation ceremonies.

Three ways to enroll

FCA structures its offerings around three distinct paths, and each has a different enrollment status right now.

Path Format Current status
Homeschool Parent-led Open and accepting students
Online Academy Online Open and accepting students
On-Campus In-person Wait list only

Homeschool

This is the parent-led option, where the family directs the student's education with FCA acting as the umbrella. According to the site, the Homeschool program is fully staffed, growing, and accepting students now.

Online Academy

The Online Academy is the fully online path, also described as fully staffed and accepting students now. Families interested in either Homeschool or Online can contact FCA for more information and enrollment.

On-Campus

The on-campus program is currently not open for direct enrollment. FCA states it is completing repairs and renovations to prepare the campus for the next semester, and during this time it is maintaining a wait list for families interested in on-campus enrollment for next semester. Prospective families are encouraged to contact FCA to learn more and have their student added to the wait list.

What else FCA provides

Beyond the three enrollment paths, FCA describes supporting services that include:

  • Testing
  • Advising
  • Field trips
  • Graduation ceremonies

These services apply across its role as a national homeschool umbrella, so families using the homeschool or online paths are not limited to academics alone.

Who this fits

FCA is aimed at K-12 families who want a faith-based, parent-empowered education. If you want to direct your child's schooling yourself, the Homeschool path is the match. If you want an online structure, the Online Academy is open now. If you specifically want in-person campus enrollment, you cannot enroll directly at the moment — you would need to join the wait list for next semester.

To move forward, contact FCA for the path you're considering: Homeschool and Online are accepting students now, while On-Campus requires joining the wait list.