Open admission colleges are public or private [independent, liberal arts, religious, etc.] that offer admission to all students provided that they have a high school diploma or GED. Yes, that means they have a 100% acceptance rate. However, many open admission colleges still require placement tests, so study for the ACT and SAT using Prepmedians because learning is worth laughing for!

Benefits

With lower admission requirements, it is probably easier to display proficiency (through GPA) in more demanding subjects. Why? Because you’re not competing against as many gifted students as you would be at a selective school. This means that you’ll be able to maintain a higher GPA, and we all know that a higher college GPA increases your chances of getting admitted to professional or graduate schools and jobs after graduation.

Furthermore, the overall face-value cost of open admission colleges are significantly lower than those of more selective institutions. I’m serious, look it up if you’re skeptical because I’m trying to keep this article short. So, if finances seem to be an issue for you to continue your education, consider an open admission college. Unless you’re planning to attend a selective college that has really good financial aid. And I mean REALLY good!

Open admission colleges offer a more diverse pool of students. For example, there are older students that decided to go back to school and pursue a degree, and part-time students (with a full-time job or a family they’re providing for). If there’s anything I learned from college so far, it’s that part of my education from this experience is outside of the classroom. I am constantly learning from people of various backgrounds and perspectives on life. Check out my article “Building Social Skills” to learn the tips and tricks needed to succeed in interacting socially with others.

List of Open Admission (4-year) Colleges

State	City	School	Public or Private
AL	Orange Beach	Columbia Southern University	Private
AL	Florence	Heritage Christian University	Private
CA	San Francisco	Academy of Art University	Private
CA	San Diego	Coleman University	Private
CA	San Dimas	Life Pacific College	Private
CA	La Jolla	National University	Private
CA	Fremont	Northwestern Polytechnic University	Private
CT	Cromwell	Holy Apostles College and Seminary	Private
DC	Washington	University of the Potomac	Private
ID	Boise	Boise Bible College	Private
ID	Lewiston	Lewis-Clark State College	Public
KY	Pikeville	University of Pikeville	Private
MA	Boston	Boston Architectural College	Private
MD	Adelphi	University of Maryland University College	Public
MI	Auburn Hills	Baker College of Auburn Hills	Private
MI	Cadillac	Baker College of Cadillac	Private
MI	Clinton Township	Baker College of Clinton Township	Private
MI	Flint	Baker College of Flint	Private
MI	Jackson	Baker College of Jackson	Private
MI	Muskegon	Baker College of Muskegon	Private
MI	Owosso	Baker of College of Owosso	Private
MI	Port Huron	Baker of College of Port Huron	Private
MN	St. Paul	Metropolitan State University	Public
MO	St. Joseph	Missouri Western State University	Public
MO	St. Louis	Harris-Stowe State University	Public
NE	Wayne	Wayne State College	Public
NH	Concord	Granite State College	Public
NM	Las Vegas	New Mexico Highlands University	Public
NM	Santa Fe	Santa Fe University of Art and Design	Private
NM	Silver City	Western New Mexico University	Public
NY	Brooklyn	Medgar Evers College	Public
OH	Ironton	Ohio University Southern	Public
OK	Lawton	Cameron University	Public
OK	Goodwell	Oklahoma Panhandle State University	Public
TX	Arlington	Arlington Baptist College	Private
TX	Fort Worth	Fisher More College	Private
TX	El Paso	University of Texas at El Paso	Public
TX	Hawkins	Jarvis Christian College	Private
UT	St. George	Dixie State College	Public
UT	Orem	Utah Valley University	Public
UT	Ogden	Weber State University	Public
WA	Bellevue	City University of Seattle	Private

Remember…

Research the colleges to make sure you attend the college that is best for you because at the end of the day, you’re the one attending the school.

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