Finish What You Started.
Whether you’re beginning college, transferring credits, or returning to complete your degree, Charter Oak offers career-focused online degrees and certificates designed for today’s busy learners.
- Transfer Credits Accepted
- Credit for Prior Learning
- Multiple Start Dates
Find Your Program
Explore online degrees and certificates designed to help you move forward.
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Why Charter Oak?
Flexible, transfer-friendly, and built for adults who are ready to move forward.
Built for Adults
Our online programs are designed for students balancing college with work, family, and other responsibilities.
Transfer-Friendly
Bring the college credit you have already earned and explore additional ways your prior learning may count toward your degree.
Connecticut's Public Online College
Charter Oak is a public institution with decades of experience helping students complete degrees through online education.
Start When You're Ready
Multiple start dates throughout the year make it easier to begin when the time is right for you.
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Get Credit for What You Know
Your work experience, professional training, military service, certifications, and prior learning may already count toward your degree.
Charter Oak evaluates college-level learning gained outside the classroom so you may be able to save both time and money as you complete your degree.
Explore Credit for Prior LearningProfessional Credentials
Certifications, professional licenses, and credentials may qualify for college credit.
Workplace & Professional Training
Employer, academy, and professional training may already have a college credit recommendation.
Military Training
Military education and training may be evaluated for college-level credit.
Credit by Examination
Demonstrate what you know through approved examinations and earn credit for qualifying results.
Portfolio Assessment
Document college-level learning gained through work, training, and other experiences.
Transfer Credit
Previously earned college credit may transfer toward your Charter Oak degree.
Make College Work for Your Budget
Charter Oak offers affordable online degree options designed with working adults in mind.
Explore tuition and fees, financial aid, scholarships, and other resources that can help make finishing your degree more manageable.
View Tuition & FeesFinancial Aid
Learn about financial aid options that may help reduce your out-of-pocket costs.
Scholarships
Explore scholarship opportunities available to eligible Charter Oak students.
Payment Plans
Learn about options for spreading educational expenses across manageable payments.
Military Benefits
Explore education benefits and resources for military members, veterans, and their families.
Real Students. Real Progress.
Hear from Charter Oak graduates who balanced work, family, and life while earning their degree.
“Excellent school for adults considering a degree program. I completed my undergraduate degree at Charter Oak State College and was admitted into several graduate programs at flagship universities. I am currently completing my doctoral program and using Charter Oak State College's excellent model in my dissertation.”
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Accredited and Recognized
Charter Oak State College is licensed and accredited by the State of Connecticut and institutionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
Charter Oak also holds program-specific accreditations in select academic areas.
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