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2023 Best 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Trade Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Idaho to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in Idaho
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Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best school for trade school students in Idaho. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 8,121 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in Idaho list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 6,158 students in 2021-2022.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Eastern Idaho is a great place for trade school students. College of Eastern Idaho is a small public school located in Idaho Falls, Idaho that handed out 382 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Idaho list. Lewis - Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 848 degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Idaho list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 2,795 students in 2021-2022.
North Idaho College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. NIC is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,380 degrees in 2021-2022.
College of Southern Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Idaho ranking. College of Southern Idaho is a public institution located in Twin Falls, Idaho. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,428 degrees in 2021-2022.
College of Western Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Idaho list. CWI is a medium-sized public school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 2,595 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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.