Programs of Study

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

Degree Completion

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

Health Care Degree Programs and Certificates

• Health Care Bachelor's Degree Programs
  
  • Health Care Administration Major
  • Health Information Management Major
  • Health Studies
  • Organizational Leadership with a focus in Health Care Administration
• Healthcare Certificate Programs
  
  • Health Insurance Customer Service
  • Leadership in Healthcare Administration
  • Direct Care Workers
  • Direct Care Workers - Specialty Skills in Elder Care
• Other Healthcare Programs and Courses
  
  • LPN to RN
  • Pharmacist Refresher
  • RN Refresher

Certificate Programs

• After School Education Credential
• Direct Care Workers
• Direct Care Workers - Specialty Skills in Elder Care
• Health Insurance Customer Service
• Infant-Toddler Care
• Land Surveying
• Leadership in Healthcare Administration
• Paralegal
• Paraprofessional Educator
• Project Management
• Public Safety
• Speech and Language Pathology Assistant (PDF)

Early Childhood & Youth Education Certificate and Credential Programs

• After School Education Credential
• Connecticut Directors' Credential
• Connecticut Parenting Educator Credential
• Early Childhood Teacher Credential (ECTC) Individual Review Route
• Infant-Toddler Care Certificate
• Alternate Route to Certification in Early Childhood Education
• Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Teachers Online

While our main focus is enabling adults to complete an Associate or Bachelor's Degree, we also offer more than 250 online courses that can be taken without enrolling in the College, and the following:

Alternate Ways of Earning Credit at Charter Oak:

• Lifelong Learning Portfolio
• Credential Evaluation
• Standardized Tests
• Connecticut Credit Assessment Program (CCAP)

Other Special Services:

• Credit Registry Service
• Alternate Route to Teacher Certification
• Non-Credit Portfolio Assessment - Applies to Connecticut Directors' Credential
• Cybersecurity Workforce Education Program
• Free Non-Credit Courses (ConnSCU-facilitated partnership with CCSU ITBD)
  • Introduction to Manufacturing
  • Introduction to Natural Gas