About Charter College
Anchorage, Alaska, is home to Charter College, a private for-profit college serving roughly 2,160 undergraduates, most of them full time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 25 to 1.
Nursing programs at Charter College
Federal completion data shows nursing credentials awarded at the associate degree in nursing (ADN) level. In the most recent reporting year, the school reported about 86 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $18,400 a year. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $30,200 a year. About 59% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Students who finish the associate level and borrow leave with median federal loan debt of about $27,600. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $90,400 one year after finishing and $87,800 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 51% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 25% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, so ask the admissions office how applicants are evaluated. Expect the nursing program to have its own application, prerequisite courses, and limited seats. Our guide to getting into nursing school explains what programs typically look for. To work as a nurse in Alaska, graduates apply for a license with the state board of nursing in Alaska and pass the NCLEX. Before you commit, verify the program’s ACEN or CCNE accreditation and state approval, and compare it with other options on our Alaska nursing schools page.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.