Charter Oak State College offers a number of unique programs for adults who want to return to work, want to change careers, or want to validate their training and educational experiences.

Degree Completion

Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Degree Concentrations / Fields of Study
Degree Completion Steps

Health Care Courses and Certificates

Healthcare Administration & Health Studies
Home Health Care
LPN Refresher
LPN to RN
Perioperative Nursing
Pharmacist Refresher
RN Refresher

Certificate Programs

Computer Security
Health Insurance Customer Service
Paralegal
Project Management
Public Safety Administration

Early Childhood & Youth Education Certificate and Credential Programs

Credential in After School Education
Connecticut Directors' Credential
Certificate in Infant / Toddler Care
Alternate Route to Certification in Early Childhood Education

While our main focus is enabling adults to complete an Associate or Bachelor's Degree, we also offer more than 150 online courses that can be taken without matriculating (enrolling) in the College, and the following:

Alternate Ways of Earning Credit at Charter Oak:

• Lifelong Learning Portfolio
  • Portfolio Assessment for college credit
  • Non-Credit Portfolio Assessment - Applies to Connecticut Directors' Credential
• Special Assessment
• Standardized Tests
• Connecticut Credit Assessment Program (CCAP)

Other Special Services:

• Credit Registry Service
• Alternate Route to Teacher Certification