Source: IPEDS, as of September 29, 2026. Cost is resident tuition plus required fees, 2023-24.
Associate Degrees in Alaska
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Meet the Ranking Threshold
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Median Resident Tuition and Fees
$9,094
General Studies Associate Degrees in Alaska
General studies associate degrees in Alaska mean one college, Alaska Christian College in Soldotna, a private nonprofit on the Kenai Peninsula with the state's only program at this level. It awarded 8 degrees in the latest year, 2 short of the 10 the national ranking requires, so it's ranked here within Alaska rather than nationally, on the national formula. Its score is 7.5, with the college's 11% graduation rate in the 1st percentile of the national pool and its $9,094 price in the 23rd, so cost does most of the work. There's no public community college in the state with a general studies associate, and no bachelor's at this level's natural next step either, so the degree is a start you'll finish somewhere else.
That $9,094 is the 2023-24 figure in tuition and required fees, and the college charges non-residents the same. The 11% graduation rate is the college's figure for first-time, full-time students, and the number to raise with admissions first. The program is taught on campus, with no fully online option.
What the state offers a general studies graduate is a strong market for the jobs the degree leads toward. Social and human service assistants in Alaska earn a median of $47,360, above the national $45,930, and paralegals earn $68,700 against $62,890 nationally. The rest of this page covers cost, how the University of Alaska treats credit from a private college, and what to ask before you enroll.
The Best General Studies Associate Degree in Alaska
The general studies associate degrees in Alaska are ranked below within the state. Each awarded fewer than the 10 degrees a year the national associate degree ranking requires, so none is on the national list, but each is scored on the same formula and against the same national programs, so a score here means what it means there. The number on each card is the program's place in Alaska.
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Alaska Christian College
Alaska
7.5- Private nonprofit
- College graduation rate
- 11%
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,094 a year
- Degrees awarded, latest year
- 8
About the Program
Based in Soldotna, Alaska, Alaska Christian College is a private nonprofit two-year college with 46 students on its rolls. During the most recent year on record it awarded 8 associate's degrees, a count at the 1st percentile for size. Of the students who start at Alaska Christian College, 11% graduate, and that beats 1 in every 100 institutions on this measure. Tuition and fees are $9,094 a year for every student, residents and nonresidents alike. Getting in is not automatic, because 93% of applicants are admitted. On price it does best, reaching the 23rd percentile.
How Much Does a General Studies Associate Degree Cost in Alaska?
A general studies associate degree in Alaska costs $9,094 a year in tuition and required fees for 2023-24, the figure at Alaska Christian College, the only program at this level in the state. With one program there's no range to compare, and the college's non-resident price is the same $9,094, so an out-of-state student pays what an Alaskan pays. Books, housing in Soldotna and travel come on top of that figure.
Alaska's own aid for a two-year student is the Alaska Education Grant, which the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education describes as need-based financial aid to eligible Alaska students attending qualifying postsecondary educational institutions in Alaska. It pays $500 to $4,000 per academic year, and the top award would take $9,094 down to just over $5,000. You have to be an Alaska resident with financial need, and you have to be enrolled at a minimum of a half-time status, which suits someone working while they study. The grant goes only to qualifying institutions, so confirm with Alaska Christian College's aid office that it's on the list before you count on the money.
Will a General Studies Associate Degree Transfer in Alaska?
A general studies associate degree from Alaska Christian College transfers to a University of Alaska campus on that campus's own course-by-course evaluation, because the college is private and the state's transfer guarantee is written for the public system alone. That guarantee is University of Alaska Regents' Policy P10.04.062, in place since February 16, 1996, which requires the general education at each university and community college to include a common core of coursework constructed in part to facilitate transfer of general education credit among the system's campuses.
Inside the system the deal is simple. The common core is a minimum of 34 credits of coursework, and a student who completes general education at one University of Alaska campus and transfers to another system university or community college will be considered to have completed the general education requirements at all University of Alaska universities and community colleges. Partial progress counts too, category by category, and this applies even if there is no directly matching coursework at the institution to which the student transfers.
So get the receiving campus to map your Soldotna courses onto its 34-credit core in writing before your second year, while you can still swap a course that won't carry. And ask Alaska Christian College which University of Alaska campuses have taken its graduates and how many credits each accepted.
What Do Jobs With a General Studies Associate Degree Pay in Alaska?
Jobs open to a general studies associate degree in Alaska pay the state medians below, from the May 2025 federal wage survey, with the national median beside each for comparison. Each row links to the salary guide for that job.
How to Choose a General Studies Associate Degree Program in Alaska
Choosing a general studies associate degree program in Alaska means deciding whether Alaska Christian College's program fits you, because it's the only one in the state, and the alternative is an online associate degree from a college outside Alaska on the national associate degree ranking. The college's case is price and place: $9,094 a year, the same for every student, on a campus in Soldotna. The case against is an 11% graduation rate and a cohort that produced 8 graduates in the latest year, which is why its score sits at 7.5.
Ask the college three things. First, where its recent general studies graduates went next and how much of their credit the University of Alaska accepted. Second, whether it's a qualifying institution for the Alaska Education Grant, the state aid built for a student at this level. Third, what its graduation rate looks like for students who transfer out before finishing, because an 11% completion figure counts a student who left for a university as a non-completer. If you need to study from home or from a village off the road system, the program's on-campus format rules it out.