Private for-profit · Community college

Charter College

Anchorage, Alaska · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $34,860
Avg net price: 56%
Grad / completion: $35,504
Median earnings

Charter College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Anchorage, Alaska (large city setting), enrolling 2,157 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitMidsize · 2,157 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. Archaeological evidence discovered at Beluga Point just south of Anchorage, along the Turnagain Arm, suggests that habitation of the Cook Inlet began 5,000 years ago by a group of Alutiiq people who arrived by kayak. Anchorage's largest economic sectors include transportation, military, municipal, state and federal government, tourism, corporate headquarters (including regional headquarters for multinational corporations) and resource extraction. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 3 miles to Anchorage, AK
To the ocean: 3 miles
Nearest airport: 1 mile to Merrill Field (MRI)

How Charter College compares

Graduation rate56%

Higher than 44% · #3 of 7 in Alaska

First-year retention25%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,504

Higher than 51% · #5 of 7 in Alaska

Average net price$34,860

Cheaper than 4% · #7 cheapest of 7 in Alaska

Median debt at graduation$14,176

Lower than 17%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 12%

Undergraduate enrollment2,157

Larger than 83%

Percentiles compare Charter College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Alaska.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women1,64276%
Men51524%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White35%
Black8.2%
Hispanic29%
Asian4.1%
Other or multiracial24%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 2,157
Student–faculty ratio: 25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 57%
First-generation students: 55%
Students over 25: 56%
Median family income: $18,566
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $49,644

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $18,375
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $300
Total cost of attendance: $41,344
Average net price: $34,860

Outcomes

Graduated: 56%
First-year retention: 25%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,427
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,504
Median debt at graduation: $14,176
Students with federal loans: 67%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

56%

Low-income (Pell)

51%

First-generation

53%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 4

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year

0 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

1.0

Motor vehicle theft

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$33,621

$30–48k

$33,412

$48–75k

$35,526

$75–110k

$39,002

$110k+

$40,816

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

34%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,051

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 34% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,051. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 522 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $35,504
Typical debt at graduation: $14,176
Debt vs. one year's pay: 40%
Out-earn a HS grad: 49%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$34,066

Men

$40,691

Men out-earn women by $6,625 (19%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 68°F
Winter low: 8°F
Annual rain: 14.2″
Annual snow: 76.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Anchorage Merrill Fld, AK US station (1.5 mi from campus).

What Charter College graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

443 grads$33k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$14k debt

443$33,115$38,070$14,015 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

145 grads$41k 1 yr$52k 5 yr$15k debt

145$41,202$52,293$14,750 Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

93 grads$27k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$14k debt

93$26,847$33,058$13,708 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

86 grads$83k 1 yr$78k 5 yr$31k debt

86$83,107$78,039$30,708 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

70 grads$30k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$16k debt

70$30,194$36,462$15,750 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

57 grads$32k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$15k debt

57$32,204$43,094$15,363 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

37 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

37———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

35 grads$47k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$22k debt

35$46,989$42,301$21,750 Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCert.

34 grads$23k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$13k debt

34$23,184$32,678$12,726 Construction Trades, GeneralAssoc.

33 grads$53k 1 yr$44k 5 yr$14k debt

33$52,820$44,307$13,862 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

32 grads$33k 1 yr$41k 5 yr$15k debt

32$33,009$41,078$15,441 Health and Medical Administrative Services

29 grads$40k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$46k debt

29$40,226$43,092$46,000

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.