Alaska Trade Schools

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

The total student population at University of Alaska Anchorage is 14,644, of which 13,885 students are undergraduates and of those, 6,451 are full-time. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 15 to 1.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 83%. Of the accepted students, 44% are men and 56% are women.

Roughly 27% of students at UAA take out loans to pay for college. The average amount of student loans is $5,535 a year. This school’s student loan default rate of 10.5% is close to the national average of 10.8%.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $36,000 during the early-career years.

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

There are 7,404 students at UAF in total, 6,429 of which are undergraduates, and of those, 2,783 are full-time. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 11 to 1.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 77%. Of the accepted students, 45% are men and 55% are women.

Approximately 31% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The average amount of student loans is $6,851 a year. This school’s student loan default rate of 10.7% is close to the national average of 10.8%.

Students who graduate from UAF with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $30,700 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#3

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, Alaska

The total student population at Alaska Career College is 415, which includes 415 full-time undergraduates. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 16 to 1.

Approximately 75% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The typical student loan amount is $6,260 a year. Students should know that the student default rate at this school is 18.6% which is higher than the national average of 10.8%.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $25,300 during the early-career years.

#4

Alaska Vocational Technical Center

Seward, Alaska

There are 855 students at AVTEC in total, 135 are full-time undergraduates. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 15 to 1.

20% of AVTEC students take out loans to afford college costs. The average amount of student loans is $6,888 a year. AVTEC has a 7.2% student default rate. This is excellent when you compare it to the national rate of 10.8%.

The early-career average earnings of bachelor’s-degree holders from AVTEC is $37,400.

#5

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska

The total student population at University of Alaska Southeast is 2,266, of which 2,010 students are undergraduates and of those, 644 are full-time. For undergraduates at UAS, the average graduation time is 4.6 years.

About 71% of students who apply get accepted. Of the accepted students, 43% are men and 57% are women.

29% of UAS students take out loans to afford college costs. The average amount of student loans is $5,494 a year. This school’s student loan default rate of 9.8% is close to the national average of 10.8%.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $31,500 during the early-career years.

#6

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, Alaska

There are 335 students at Ilisagvik College in total, 84 are full-time undergraduates. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1.