Charter College

About

Mission:

The charter college holds on to the mission of becoming a leader in career-focused, post-secondary education by fostering student-centered and collaborative learning environment. The college is also committed to provide assistance to the students in order to enrich, advance and change their careers.

Objectives:

The charter college shows commitment to the following objectives:

• Provision of access to a diverse population of students.
• Confer programs with skill-based, technical and career-oriented curricula.
• Provide experienced and knowledgeable faculty members.
• Encouragement of nurturing and caring environment.
• Structuring classrooms with technical equipment.
• Assist graduates in thriving in their respective fields.

A brief epitome of the history of college:

The charter College was established in 1985 in Anchorage, Alaska. The basic concept of the foundation of the college was to provide higher education to the Anchorage community in an exclusive manner.

Canyon Country California campus was opened with the different name 10 years ago. However, owing to the common mission and leadership adopted the Charter College name.

Today the Charter College bears the honor of having 10 on ground campuses in Alaska, California and Washington. The college offers 30 different learning programs in a career-oriented perspective. All programs are designed to foster career growth and employment opportunities.

Giving you the tools you need to succeed:

The Charter College strives to accomplish the needs of the students. Following are some of the student resources which are provided by the college.

• Tutoring:

Becoming well-averse in the related subject is important for the success of students. The Charter College offers multiple tutoring services to the students. The students can get assistance in test preparation, course-work and lab specialties.

• On-Campus Resource Centers:

Resource centers are available at all on-ground campuses. Computers, industry magazines, law and business books and other texts are available at these resource centers.

• Special lectures:

The College arranges special lectures in order to update the knowledge of the students about current industry trends and opportunities. Different guests may arrive at the college in order to deliver such special lectures.

• Directors of Student Success:

In each campus there is a director of student success. The student success directors provide assistance to the students in order to grab success. The student success directors provide help in getting externships, managing work schedules and solving the overwhelming study issues of the students.

• Charter students online resources:

The college provides access to unique homepages where the students can gather information about their classes’ schedules and they can access various online resources.

• MyFoundationsLab:

The students are encouraged to participate in MyFoundationsLab in order to polish their reading, writing and mathematical skills which are likely to assist the students in college courses.

Career Services:

The Charter College also provides career services to the students in order to deliver new career related training to the students. The college provides assistance to the students in getting the jobs. The career services department of Charter College provides guidance for the career related issues.

The college director, programs directors, placement coordinator and faculty work closely to foster partnerships between the graduates and employers. Job placement assistance and career planning opportunities are also provided to the graduates of Charter College.

Accreditations: 

Accreditation is an honor or recognition which is granted to an institution if it meets or exceeds the standard criteria of delivering quality education.

Following are the purposes of accreditations:

• Assessing the quality of education provided by an institution.
• Assuring the consistency in the operations of an institution.
• Promoting improvements in the institution.
• Provision of public accountability.

The Charter College savors the honor of being accredited by the following:

  Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
  Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Charter College Wasilla and Charter College Anchorage are authorized by the Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education  in order to confer bachelor degrees.

Free GED preparation:

Through GED (General Education Development), a student is able to continue his or her education and avail new career opportunities. The Charter College confers a series of classes in order to assist those having no high school diplomas, earn their GED. These classes are commenced free of cost.

The course is structured in order to prepare the students for successful completion of GED test. The topics covered include time management, test taking, setting life goals, managing stress and financial literacy.

Educating military service members and veterans:

The Charter College enrolls many active military service members, veterans and their dependents. The college fosters a way to earn post-secondary education and helps the military personnel and their dependents to achieve their goals.

Following are the reasons for which Charter College is a good choice for military personnel and their dependents. 

• Program flexibility
• Highly relevant educational programs.
• Structured and professional learning environment.

Statistical Information:

Average values for the program completion time, percentage of students completing the program in normal time and job placement rates of different campuses of Charter College are as follows.

Programs

Program Completion Time Percentage of Students completing the program in normal time

Programs	Program Completion Time	Percentage of Students completing the program in normal time	Job Placement Rates
B.S. Degree in Information Technology Engineering	Thirty Months	17%	95%
B.S. Degree in Business Management Accounting	Thirty months	22%	86%
B.S. Degree in Business Management and Technology	Thirty months	16%	100%
B.S. Degree in Construction Management	Thirty months	17%	100%
B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice	Thirty months	9%	100%
A.A.S. Degree in Business Management Practice	Fifteen months	20%	100%
A.A.S. Degree in Computer Science:  Concentration in Business Applications	Fifteen months	20%	100%
A.A.S. Degree in Computer Science:  Concentration in Network Security	Fifteen months	29%	100%
A.A.S. Degree in Computer Science:  Concentration in Networking Technology	Fifteen months	18%	97%
A.A.S. Degree in Computer Science:  Concentration in Technical Graphics	Fifteen months	39%	100%
A.A.S. Degree in Medical Office Administration:  Concentration in Medical Assistant	Eighteen months	36%	100%
A.A.S. Degree in Computerized Accounting	Fifteen months	11%	96%
A.A.S. Degree in Criminal Justice	Fifteen months	46%	95%
Certificate in Computerized Accounting Specialist	Seven months	42%	100%
Certificate in Computerized Office Specialist	Seven Months	33%	92%
Certificate in Medical Assistant	Eleven months	37%	96%
Certificate in Network Security	Seven months	29%	100%
Certificate in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration	Ten months	--	--
Certificate in Paralegal Studies	Seven months	48%	100%
Certificate in Network Technology	Seven months	28%	100%
Certificate in Welding	Ten months	--	--