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2023 Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
The Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island
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Our analysis found New England Institute of Technology to be the best school for trade school students who want to pursue a associate degree in Rhode Island. New England Tech is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 537 associate degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at New England Tech is $33,900. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Associate Degree recipients from New England Tech accumulate an average of $17,029 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at New England Tech. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Community College of Rhode Island is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school located in Warwick, Rhode Island that handed out 1,926 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $5,090 in tuition and fees if they attend CCRI full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $13,552. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,250 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that CCRI does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 63% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.