Citizens High School case study

Project overview

The brief,
in plain terms.

Citizens High School has offered an accredited, self-paced high-school diploma by distance since 1983, built for adults, homeschoolers, teen parents, athletes and career changers. We shaped a site around that flexibility: a clear diploma-vs-course choice, 150+ electives to browse, employer-sponsored enrollment paths and 24/7 support that meets students whenever they can study.

The challenge

Accredited and self-paced since 1983, Citizens serves adults, homeschoolers, teen parents, athletes and career changers. The site had to make its flexibility obvious to very different students.

Services delivered

What we actually
did here.

Not just a list of service names. The specific design, engineering and delivery work behind each one on Citizens High School.

01

Designed for the user

UI/UX Design

We designed a clear starting decision, diploma or single course, that sends each student down the right path immediately.

02

Built and engineered

Web Development

We built a browsable catalog of more than 150 electives for a self-paced, accredited program.

03

Connected systems

Integrations

We built enrollment routes for employer-sponsored students alongside the 24/7 support students rely on.

What we worked on

The scope,
in detail.

The specific pieces we designed and built for Citizens High School, grounded in the live project, not a generic checklist.

01

Diploma-vs-course choice

A clear starting decision that sends each student down the right path.

02

Elective catalog

More than 150 electives to browse.

03

Employer-sponsored paths

Enrollment routes for employer-sponsored students, with 24/7 support surfaced.

How we approached it

The same discipline,
every engagement.

No black box. The Citizens High School build moved through four clear stages, with visible progress and working software throughout.

01

Discover

We map the goal, the users, the risks and what success actually means before committing to a build path.

02

Design

We turn that into a clear product flow and interface, so decisions are made on screens, not in a spec no one reads.

03

Build

Senior engineering connects the frontend, backend, content and integrations into something stable and maintainable.

04

Improve

We launch, watch real use and refine what matters, so the product keeps getting stronger after go-live.

By the numbers

What stands behind
the work.

Figures drawn from Citizens High School’s own track record, not projections we invented.

Since 1983accredited distance diploma

150+electives

See it live

Shipped and live,
not concept work.

Everything on this page is running in production today. Take a look at the real thing.

Visit citizenshighschool.com

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Contact

Let’s make the next
move count.

Tell us what you are building. We will come back within one business day with questions, not a pitch deck.

Experience where the stakes are real.

An accredited diploma,
on the student’s schedule.

The brief,
in plain terms.