U.S. Colleges Accepting Credit for Life Experiences

Which Colleges Accept Credit for Life Experiences?

In United States, 2,083 schools accept credit for life experiences. By school type, 1,175 public and 908 private schools accept credit for life experiences.

By school level, 1,284 four-years colleges and 742 community colleges accept credit for life experiences.

The following table summarizes the number of schools accepting credit for life experiences in United States.

Colleges Accepting Credit For Life Experiences
	Total	Public	Private (not-for-profit)	Private (for-profit)
Total	2,083	1,175	683	225
4 Years Colleges	1,284	493	669	122
Community Colleges	742	656	12	74
Trade Schools	57	26	2	29

What is Credit for life experiences?

Credit earned by students for what they have learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities (military, government, or professional). Credit may also be awarded through a credit by examination program.

Academic & Tuition Statistics for Colleges Accepting Credit For Life Experiences

The average acceptance rate of the Colleges Accepting Credit For Life Experiences is 78.29% and the admission yield is 29%. The average SAT score is 1,126 and the average ACT score is 23.

A total of 12,245,052 students are attending one of the schools. With 781,419 faculty, the average students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

The 2025 average tuition & fees at Colleges Accepting Credit For Life Experiences is $13,260 for state residents and $18,710 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $14,147 for state residents and $18,115 for out-of-state students.

66.76% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $9,495 at Colleges Accepting Credit For Life Experiences.

The following table summarizes the number of Colleges Accepting Credit For Life Experiences by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.

Colleges Accepting Credit For Life Experiences by State
State	Total	Public	Private	Four-years Colleges	Community Colleges	Trade Schools
Alabama	34	25	9	16	18	16
Alaska	4	3	1	4	0	4
Arizona	39	18	21	21	17	21
Arkansas	33	25	8	13	20	13
California	159	96	63	89	63	89
Colorado	36	27	9	25	9	25
Connecticut	16	4	12	15	1	15
Delaware	3	1	2	3	0	3
District of Columbia	5	0	5	5	0	5
Florida	87	46	41	63	11	63
Georgia	58	36	22	33	25	33
Hawaii	13	10	3	7	6	7
Idaho	10	8	2	6	4	6
Illinois	81	48	33	40	40	40
Indiana	38	13	25	34	4	34
Iowa	36	14	22	16	20	16
Kansas	46	27	19	25	20	25
Kentucky	36	23	13	16	20	16
Louisiana	26	19	7	12	14	12
Maine	19	13	6	11	7	11
Maryland	29	21	8	15	14	15
Massachusetts	57	25	32	38	16	38
Michigan	57	33	24	33	24	33
Minnesota	53	35	18	28	25	28
Mississippi	14	12	2	5	9	5
Missouri	50	19	31	37	12	37
Montana	15	11	4	9	6	9
Nebraska	20	11	9	15	5	15
Nevada	13	5	8	9	4	9
New Hampshire	13	8	5	7	6	7
New Jersey	42	25	17	22	20	22
New Mexico	9	7	2	2	7	2
New York	113	45	68	80	33	80
North Carolina	75	50	25	32	43	32
North Dakota	15	11	4	11	4	11
Ohio	90	47	43	73	13	73
Oklahoma	38	22	16	19	14	19
Oregon	26	16	10	15	10	15
Pennsylvania	112	50	62	87	22	87
Rhode Island	9	2	7	8	1	8
South Carolina	30	21	9	12	18	12
South Dakota	14	8	6	10	4	10
Tennessee	69	42	27	32	36	32
Texas	105	62	43	63	39	63
Utah	16	10	6	9	0	9
Vermont	6	2	4	5	1	5
Virginia	54	30	24	30	23	30
Washington	50	33	17	43	6	43
West Virginia	31	20	11	22	9	22
Wisconsin	43	23	20	27	16	27
Wyoming	7	7	0	5	2	5
American Samoa	1	1	0	1	0	1
Federated States of Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	1	1	0	1	0	1
Marshall Islands	1	1	0	1	0	1
Northern Marianas	1	1	0	1	0	1
Palau	0	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	25	2	23	23	1	23
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0