Charter College
Charter College is a for-profit college in Anchorage, AK, with about 1,604 students on campus.
Charter College, in brief
Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges
Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $33,621 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $34,860, more than at 91% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓
Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else
56% of students with Pell grants finish, level with the 56% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 57% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
56% of undergraduates are 25 or older. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Charter College is mostly about health professions
60% of the degrees Charter College awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, mechanics and repair, is 18%. Majors ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $41,344 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $34,860.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $142,104 over 4 years · 14% off the sticker price
How hard is it to get into Charter College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Charter College is likely test-optional.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$150 a month against about $2,952 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 19% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
The students
2,157 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Anchorage
5% of Anchorage’s 287,155 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Anchorage pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Charter College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.