American College of Education is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 68 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 1 Certificate, 4 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 6 Doctorate, and 34 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $6,240 for undergraduate programs and $6,600 for graduate programs.

Total of 10,003 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 4,727 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

American College of Education is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameAmerican College of Education
TypeFour-year, Private (for-profit)
Address101 West Ohio Street, Suite 1200, Indianapolis, IN
Online Students10,003
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$6,240
Graduate Tuition & Fees$6,600
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total68 Programs
Certificate1 Programs
Bachelors4 Programs
Masters23 Programs
Doctorate6 Programs
Post-Graduate34 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at American College of Education. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,240 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $6,600 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$5,345$6,240$6,240$6,240$6,240
Graduate$5,321$6,600$6,600$6,600$6,600

Online Programs By Area of Study

American College of Education offers 68 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 68 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 4 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 6 Doctorate, 34 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs1NOT OFFERED4 23634
Overall Programs1NOT OFFERED4 23634

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED107 NOT OFFERED 83
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED107 NOT OFFERED 56
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED632 54 13
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED943 151 10
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED130 NOT OFFERED 14
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED 3
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Education EntrepreneurshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED36 NOT OFFERED 1
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED387 12 5
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED245 NOT OFFERED 36
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 NOT OFFERED 2
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED 27
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED 31
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED180 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Online Educator/Online TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
International Teaching and LearningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED208 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED148 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED235 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED376 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED112 NOT OFFERED 26
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 2
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1615 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 7
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1112 NOT OFFERED 6
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since American College of Education is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 10,003 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment10,003
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses10,003
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 10,003 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 283 Indiana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 9,443 students living in the U.S. States other than Indiana, and 277 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses10,003
Indiana Resident283
Other State In U.S.9,443
Outside of U.S.277
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses10,003
Undergraduate142
Graduate9,861
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses142
Degree/Certificate Seeking-
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking-

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