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2023 Best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Trade Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade 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 in Rhode Island. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island that handed out 838 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 5 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school located in Warwick, Rhode Island that handed out 2,161 degrees in 2021-2022.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great place for trade school students. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,577 degrees to qualified students.
The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in Rhode Island. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4,664 degrees to qualified students.
The excellent programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in Rhode Island. RIC is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,614 degrees in 2021-2022.
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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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.