Charter Oak State College is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 38 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 16 Certificate, 3 Associate, 15 Bachelors, 3 Masters, and 1 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $8,506 for undergraduate programs and $10,352 for graduate programs. (Charter Oak State College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total of 1,602 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 554 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Charter Oak State College is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameCharter Oak State College
TypeFour-year, Public
Address55 Paul Manafort Drive, New Britain, CT
Online Students1,602
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$8,506
Charter Oak State College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Graduate Tuition & Fees$10,352
Charter Oak State College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total38 Programs
Certificate16 Programs
Associates3 Programs
Bachelors15 Programs
Masters3 Programs
Post-Graduate1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Charter Oak State College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $8,506 for all students. Charter Oak State College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $10,352 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $329 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $529 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$11,166$11,166$10,654$10,796$8,506
Graduate$11,007$11,007$10,536$10,578$10,352
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$419$419$419$419$329
Graduate$540$540$540$540$529
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Charter Oak State College offers 38 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 38 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 16 Certificates, 3 Associates, 15 Bachelors, 3 Masters, 1 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 Programs16315 3NOT OFFERED1
Overall Programs16315 3NOT OFFERED1

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.

What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 11 45NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Child DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services Management6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal Assistant/ParalegalONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 37 94NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy1 NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management2 NOT OFFERED 121 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Management/AdministrationONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator3 NOT OFFERED 28NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Staff Services Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Disease Registry Data ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 54NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project Management7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76 NOT OFFERED 2
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since Charter Oak State College is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 1,602 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,602
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,602
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 1,602 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,404 Connecticut Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 195 students living in the U.S. States other than Connecticut, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,602
Connecticut Resident1,404
Other State In U.S.195
Outside of U.S.3
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,602
Undergraduate1,501
Graduate101
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,501
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,426
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking75

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