U.S. Colleges Accepting Credit for Life Experiences

Which Colleges Accept Credit for Life Experiences?

In United States, 2,108 schools accept credit for life experiences. By school type, 1,178 public and 930 private schools accept credit for life experiences.

By school level, 1,281 four-years colleges and 765 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	2,108	1,178	695	235
4 Years Colleges	1,281	476	682	123
Community Colleges	765	673	11	81
Trade Schools	62	29	2	31

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 77.53% and the admission yield is 30%. The average SAT score is 1,113 and the average ACT score is 23.

A total of 11,429,868 students are attending one of the schools. With 776,608 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

The 2024 average tuition & fees at Colleges Accepting Credit For Life Experiences is $13,219 for state residents and $18,266 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $14,050 for state residents and $17,767 for out-of-state students.

72.65% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $9,244 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	16	22	16
Arkansas	33	25	8	13	20	13
California	162	96	66	89	65	89
Colorado	36	27	9	24	10	24
Connecticut	16	4	12	15	1	15
Delaware	3	1	2	3	0	3
District of Columbia	5	0	5	5	0	5
Florida	89	46	43	64	11	64
Georgia	58	36	22	33	25	33
Hawaii	14	10	4	8	6	8
Idaho	10	8	2	6	4	6
Illinois	85	50	35	42	42	42
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	36	13	36
Montana	16	11	5	9	7	9
Nebraska	20	11	9	14	6	14
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	115	45	70	82	33	82
North Carolina	76	50	26	33	43	33
North Dakota	15	11	4	11	4	11
Ohio	92	47	45	71	16	71
Oklahoma	38	22	16	19	14	19
Oregon	27	16	11	14	12	14
Pennsylvania	116	51	65	90	22	90
Rhode Island	9	2	7	8	1	8
South Carolina	30	21	9	12	18	12
South Dakota	13	8	5	9	4	9
Tennessee	69	42	27	32	36	32
Texas	107	62	45	61	42	61
Utah	16	10	6	9	0	9
Vermont	7	2	5	6	1	6
Virginia	54	30	24	30	23	30
Washington	50	33	17	42	7	42
West Virginia	31	20	11	21	10	21
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	27	2	25	25	1	25
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0