Alaska Pacific University

Universities in Alaska allow students the opportunity to live in one of America's final frontiers. The state is home to an extensive public university system that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs on nine campuses. In addition, institutions such as the Alaska Bible College, Alaska Pacific University, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Wayland Bible College offer four year degrees. Two year programs can also be found at Alaska schools. http://u101.com/colleges/Alaska/ There are a lot of different reasons why people choose different colleges or universities. While Alaskan universities aren't among the nation's best, if you plan to live and work in Alaska they may well train you for local jobs better than elsewhere. Many young people go away for college. Often financial restraints mean they stay in their home state, even if they choose a private college. Living away from home requires a certain level of maturity. At first, many young people live in a dorm or fraternity house, and as they get older and more mature they move to an apartment. In today's world, it is fairly easy to keep in touch with one's family and friends even if you live far away. Between the Internet and telephones, you can keep in touch easily. Your question clearly refers to the physical distance between you and your family. If you study in Alaska, you will probably be able to get together with your family only during the Christmas and summer holidays. Even if you can afford to travel more often, the time involved will likely make it impractical. Perhaps you can add spring break to the list or even Thanksgiving. On the other hand, if your resources are more limited, even traveling at Christmas and possibly during summer may be impractical. How well can you handle it? Without knowing you, I cannot say. However, lots of students who live on the West Coast go to college on the East Coast, and vice-verse. Many foreign students no older than you go to the U.S. to study, and many U.S. students spend a full year or more abroad. Also remember that in other professions, particularly in the military, young people move far away from their families for a year or more, and they're able to handle it. I would say go for it. You may never have another opportunity to live in Alaska and to experience what it is like there.

here is a list of all the four-year colleges in maine and alaska. they are in order from "easiest to get into" to "hardest to get into": University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK % applicants admitted: 90% Husson University Bangor, ME % applicants admitted: 86% University of Maine at Machias Machias, ME % applicants admitted: 83% Thomas College Waterville, ME % applicants admitted: 82% University of Southern Maine Gorham, ME % applicants admitted: 81% Maine College of Art Portland, ME % applicants admitted: 80% University of New England Biddeford, ME % applicants admitted: 78% St. Joseph's College Standish, ME % applicants admitted: 78% University of Maine Orono, ME % applicants admitted: 77% Unity College Unity, ME % applicants admitted: 77% University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME % applicants admitted: 76% University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK % applicants admitted: 74% College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME % applicants admitted: 69% University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME % applicants admitted: 68% Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME % applicants admitted: 67% New England School of Communications Bangor, ME % applicants admitted: 65% Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK % applicants admitted: 35% Colby College Waterville, ME % applicants admitted: 34% Bates College Lewiston, ME % applicants admitted: 29% Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME % applicants admitted: 19% University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME % applicants admitted: not reported University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME % applicants admitted: not reported University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK % applicants admitted: not reported Charter College Anchorage, AK % applicants admitted: not reported Alaska Bible College Glennallen, AK % applicants admitted: not reported

Gunnison CO (7700 feet up in the Rockies) gets down to 40 below with wind chill and they are home to Western State College of Colorado (my alma mater). Just up the road, there is some excellent skiing in Crested Butte. As a matter of fact, the WSC Bookstore used to sell (and probably still sells) t-shirts and swetshirts saying, "Ski Crested Butte and get an education in your spare time!" NOTE: I bet Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau (home to the three campuses of University of Alaska, with Alaska Pacific University also being in Anchorage) can get pretty darn cold. Other schools along the northern tier of the US include Washington State University (Pullman, WA), the University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), any university town in Montana (Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Missoula), University of North Dakota (Grand Forks), and North Dakota State University (Fargo).

There are 2 major state universities in Alaska. The University of Alaska Fairbanks is the main campus of the UA system. They also have a large campus in Anchorage with smaller regional ones in the larger villages. There is also Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Wyland Baptist has campus in both Fairbanks and Anchorage.

Cambridge College - Portland in Beaverton, Oregon, which was established in 2004, is owned by High-Tech Institute Inc. Academy of Art University Year founded: 1929 Alaska Bible College Year founded: 1966 Alaska Pacific University Year founded: 1957 American Jewish University Year founded: 1947