2023 Best Trade Schools in California
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 94 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in California
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found University of the Pacific to be the best school for trade school students in California.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for trade school students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Hills College-Lemoore. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in California list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Merced College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in California list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Barbara City College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in California list.
Foothill College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
Cuesta College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in California list.
Canada College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
San Diego State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in California list.
Napa Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list.
Mt. San Antonio College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
Crafton Hills College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #15 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in California list.
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Gavilan College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in California ranking.
Pacific Union College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #17 on the list.
With a ranking of #18, Butte College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
Santa Rosa Junior College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in California list.
Cabrillo College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs.
California State University - Chico ranked #21 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in California list.
California State University Maritime Academy came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in California ranking.
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Los Angeles City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #23 on the list.
With a ranking of #24, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working.
San Bernardino Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #25 on the list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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