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2023 Best Trade Schools in Maine
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in Maine
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine at Presque Isle the best school in Maine for trade school students working on their degree. UMPI is located in Presque Isle, Maine and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 272 degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maine Maritime Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Maine list. Maine Maritime is a very small public school situated in Castine, Maine. It awarded 177 degrees in 2021-2022.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great place for trade school students. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 501 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 14 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 2,876 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in Maine list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 1,065 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Maine at Augusta landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. University of Maine at Augusta is a small public school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 616 degrees in 2021-2022.
Beal College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Bangor, Maine, the very small private for-profit school awarded 175 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Eastern Maine Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Maine ranking. Located in Bangor, Maine, the small public school awarded 365 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
York County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Maine list. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 193 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 1,557 degrees in 2021-2022.
Southern Maine Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 804 degrees in 2021-2022.
Northern Maine Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Northern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 108 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #13, University of Southern Maine did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 1,918 degrees in 2021-2022.
Central Maine Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Maine list. Central Maine Community College is a small public school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 349 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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.