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Charter Oak State College

New Britain, Connecticut Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in New Britain, Connecticut, Charter Oak State College is a public four-year institution. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,012, made up of 1,927 undergraduates and 85 graduate students. It is part of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities.

Charter Oak State College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Child Development. It awarded 612 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

2,012

Students enrolled

100%

First-year retention

612

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

15:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 5

Business Administration and Management Bachelor Online option 61 graduates
Organizational Leadership CertificateBachelorMaster Online option 34 graduates
Human Resources Development Bachelor Online option 16 graduates
Project Management Certificate Online option 12 graduates
Marketing Bachelor Online option

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Liberal Arts and Sciences AssociateBachelor Online option 101 graduates

Family and Consumer Sciences 3

Child Development Bachelor Online option 54 graduates
Child Care Provider/Assistant Certificate Online option 13 graduates
Child Care and Support Services Management Certificate Online option 1 graduate

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4

Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor Online option 28 graduates
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy CertificateBachelor Online option 18 graduates
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration CertificateBachelor Online option 15 graduates
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other Certificate Online option 2 graduates

Education 3

Early Childhood Education and Teaching AssociateBachelor Online option 52 graduates
Curriculum and Instruction Master Online option
Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Online option

Health Professions 10

Registered Nursing Bachelor Online option 26 graduates
Health CertificateBachelorMaster Online option 18 graduates
Medical Informatics Master Online option 5 graduates
Disease Registry Data Management Certificate Online option
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator CertificateBachelor Online option
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Certificate Online option
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Certificate Online option
Medical Office Management/Administration Certificate Online option
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician Certificate Online option
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate Online option

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor Online option 42 graduates

Public Administration and Social Services 1

Social Work Bachelor Online option 12 graduates

Social Sciences 1

Sociology Bachelor Online option 7 graduates

Legal Professions and Studies 1

Legal Assistant/Paralegal Certificate Online option 1 graduate

Computer and Information Sciences 4

Artificial Intelligence Certificate Online option
Computer Support Specialist Certificate Online option
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst Bachelor Online option
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Certificate Online option

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Data Analytics Bachelor Online option

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 100%
First-year retention, part-time students: 67%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 447
Associate degrees: 56
Master's degrees: 39
Certificates under 1 year: 49
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 2,012
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 1,927
Graduate students, fall 2024: 85
Full-time, fall 2024: 32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 2,898
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 2,787
Graduate students, 2024-25: 111
Full-time, 2024-25: 27%
Size category: 1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 79%
Men: 21%
White: 46%
Hispanic or Latino: 23%
Black or African American: 21%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 3%
International (U.S. nonresident): 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery: All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online: 35
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 100%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
Part of: Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
President: Ed Klonoski
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training