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2023 Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Highlands College of Montana Tech the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for trade school students working on their degree. Highlands College of Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 139 degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Providence. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Great Falls, Montana, and it awarded 391 degrees in 2021-2022.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for trade school students. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 43,908 students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU - I is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 8,121 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 60 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 2,069 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Montana State University - Northern did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. Montana State University - Northern is a public institution located in Havre, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 277 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15,351 degrees to qualified students.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 974 degrees in 2021-2022.
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University of Utah ranked #9 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 9,223 students in 2021-2022.
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University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, the fairly large public school awarded 3,198 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
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Western Wyoming Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WWCC is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 370 degrees to qualified students.
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Regis University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 2,060 degrees in 2021-2022.
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IBMC College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out degrees to 345 students in 2021-2022.
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Montana State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 3,536 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Ogden, Utah, the large public school handed out 6,620 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Boise State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Boise, Idaho, the large public school awarded 6,158 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
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Colorado Northwestern Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Rangely, Colorado, the small public school awarded 255 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #18, Laramie County Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Laramie County Community College is a small public school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming that handed out 770 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #19 on the list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7,920 degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,848 degrees to qualified students.
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Trinidad State Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in Trinidad, Colorado that handed out 701 degrees in 2021-2022.
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College of Eastern Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the small public school handed out 382 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Front Range Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large public school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 5,675 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Montana State University - Billings came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Billings, Montana, the small public school handed out 795 degrees in 2021-2022.
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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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