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Charter College

Charter College

Overview of Charter College

Charter College, founded in 1985, is an Alaskan educational institute located across two campuses, in the cities of Anchorage and Wasilla. Offering a diverse array of degree and certificate courses, Charter College has programs which allow students to earn a Certificate Degree in 30 weeks, an Associate Degree in 15 months, or a Bachelors Degree in just 30 months. Programs include information technology, business management accounting, network security, technical drafting, medical office administration, medical billing, medical assisting, and more.

Points of Distinction

  • Professionally-staffed Office of Career Counseling and Job Placement
  • Flexible full time, half time, or part time schedule of day and evening classes
  • State-of-the-art equipment
  • Accredited through both the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and the Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education

Areas of Study

Charter College students can take advantage of the efficient, fast-track calendar system of five ten-week terms per calendar year to complete their degree as time-efficiently as possible. A 4-year degree can be completed in 2 and 1/2 years.

Associate Degree programs are available in the following disciplines:

  • Business Management Practice
  • Computerized Accounting
  • Computer Science: Concentration in Business Applications
  • Computer Science: Concentration in Networking Technology
  • Computer Science: Concentration in Network Security
  • Computer Science: Concentration in Technical Graphics
  • Medical Office Administration

Bachelor Degrees are offered in the following areas:

  • Business Management Accounting
  • Business Management and Technology
  • Information Technology Engineering

Certificates can be obtained in the following fields of study:

  • Computer Aided Drafting
  • Computerized Bookkeeping Specialist
  • Medical Coding and Billing
  • Network Security
  • Medical Assistant

Charter College Admissions

Prospective students must possess a high school diploma or GED and undergo an interview with an academic associate prior to admission. Charter's friendly and professional Department of Academic Services can help students get started. Applicants can kick off the process by contacting an Academic Associate by phone or online.

Charter College Faculty Quality

Charter's faculty is experienced and dedicated. Instructors teach in laboratory classroom environments using a "hands-on" instructional approach. The student: teacher ratio is approximately 15-to-1.

Charter College Student Body

Enrollment at the Salt Lake City campus is approximately 350 students and Clearfield enrollment stands at about 175. Men outnumber women by about a 4-to-1 margin.

Charter College Student Life

The Clearfield campus offers a small city atmosphere, whereas students at the Salt Lake City campus can avail themselves of the wide variety of attractions found in Utah's capital city. Both locations are commuter campuses with library facilities equipped with on-site and Internet access to a wide range of resources including research databases, online computer-based training, electronic books, certification testing, and instructional seminars. Campus facilities also include state-of-the-art labs with a wide range of equipment and software applications utilized in today's corporate enterprise networks.

Programs of Study

(Note: Not all programs are necessarily available at all locations.)

Accounting

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Computer Science General

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

  • Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD

Computer Networking

  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications General

Information Technology

  • Information Technology

Management and Administration

  • Business Administration and Management General

Medical and Dental Administration

  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical Office Management/Administration
  • Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist

Multimedia and Web Design

  • Computer Graphics

Coursework or Degrees

(Note: Not all degrees and coursework are necessarily available for all programs of study.)

Degrees or Coursework

  • Associate
  • Bachelor
  • Certificate

Campus Locations

Alaska

  • Anchorage
  • Wasilla

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