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2023 Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Associate Degree Schools in Idaho
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Our analysis found Idaho State University to be the best school for trade school students who want to pursue a associate degree in Idaho. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 529 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from Idaho who attend ISU full time pay an average of $7,958 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $25,936. Associate Degree recipients from ISU accumulate an average of $22,532 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
ISU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho list. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, the small public school awarded 204 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,177 in student loans.
Lewis - Clark State College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 51% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Idaho College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, the small public school awarded 729 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
Students from Idaho who attend NIC full time pay an average of $4,960 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,736. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,435 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at NIC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 5 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. CWI is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,040 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,967 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that CWI does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 47% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,011 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
On average, associate degree students take out $10,040 in loans while pursuing their degree.
College of Southern Idaho does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 39% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 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%.
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