Charter College

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

We are excited to hear that you’re considering Charter College! We recommend visiting the Charter College page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/chartercollege) as we have an active community and you should be able to receive some helpful information from students and alumni. Also, be sure to visit the specific campus you’re interested in and speak with an Admissions Representative regarding the opportunities available to you and take a tour of the campus. If you have further questions please feel free to call and speak with an Admissions Representative at 1-866-720-0241. We look forward to seeing you around campus!

I don't think you're going to like this answer very much, but since you did your Associate's through Penn Foster, the odds of you being able to transfer anywhere to finish a Bachelor's are very low. Penn Foster does not have *regional* accreditation, which is the accreditation that matters the most and the one that transfer colleges will look for when you apply. Even other for-profit colleges like the University of Phoenix typically will not accept their credits. The reality is, you're probably going to end up having to start all over again. I'm honestly so sorry to tell you that, but you need to know this now before you start sinking more money into for-profit programs. I am *not* telling you that your Associate's is "worthless," but rather than most colleges will not recognize it. In order to avoid this problem again, I cannot urge you enough to consider a *public* on-line college. Charter Oak State College is my personal favorite due to its small size, reputation, and cost, but some other good ones include Thomas Edison State College, Granite State College, Penn State - World Campus, and the University of Maryland - University College. Visit http://higheredpro.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/choosing-online-colleges-wisely/ to get a list of additional recommendations and tips on selecting a college. This time around, don't consider any college that is a) for-profit or b) not regionally accredited. It will possibly be harder to earn through a public or reputable private college due to specific deadlines, but that's why the degree is worth more -- you'll have to work harder to earn it. There's no point in sinking thousands of more dollars into a degree that you can't use.

Hello Tonya, We’re very excited to hear that you’re considering Charter College! We would like to recommend you visit our Anchorage Campus Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/chartercollegeanchorage); there you can interact with current, past and future students. Also, we encourage you to visit the campus, take a tour and interact with some of the faculty and students while you’re there. In regards to the question of accreditation, I would like to assure you Charter College is an accredited school. You may visit our website to learn more about Charter’s accreditation: http://www.chartercollege.edu/content/locations/charter_college_anchorage.html. And, please do not hesitate to contact a Charter College Representative for answers to any questions you might have. Good luck with your decision and we hope to see you around campus. Regards, Doug Charter College

I just flipped through a directory of majors and couldn't find a single on-line program offering a Bachelor's in Classics, so I think you're out of luck. However, don't forget that there are huge numbers of on-line programs that offer Bachelor's in General Studies or Liberal Arts, which basically allow you to create your own program. That would allow you to put together a Classics program, or at least something very close to one, without having to do one in-person at a college. Many of these programs are offered by very reputable state universities, where you are much more likely to find serious Classics scholars than, say, the University of Phoenix. If nothing else, you should certainly be able to find history, literature, and philosophy courses that could help you out. Two of the absolute best on-line programs are public colleges: Charter Oak State College and University of Maryland - University College. The fact that they're public and affiliated with excellent state university systems tends to make them much more accountable to students, not to mention affordable. (Also, at least with Charter Oak, studying Latin on-line is an option through their affiliation with Norwalk Community College, which offers one of the few on-line Latin programs in the country.) For private ones, Excelsior College is also outstanding. Those three are consistently at or near the top of the rankings for on-line liberal arts degrees. I'm linking to their websites below to give you some direction. You can also try this government website to search for public distance learning programs: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ I hope you find a good fit -- good luck!