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2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate 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.
The Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine at Augusta the best school in Maine for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Augusta, Maine, the small public school handed out 36 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Students from Maine who attend UMA full time pay an average of $8,378 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $19,778. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $36,057 in loans while pursuing their degree.
UMA does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 79% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Bangor, Maine, the small public school handed out 78 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Eastern Maine Community College is $3,877. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,757. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,665 in student loans.
Eastern Maine Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Beal College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Beal College is a very small private for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 23 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Beal College does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Maine at Fort Kent helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade school schools in Maine.
Students from Maine who attend UMFK full time pay an average of $8,542 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $13,312.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UMFK. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Maine Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list. Northern Maine Community College is located in Presque Isle, Maine and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Northern Maine Community College is $3,730. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,610.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Northern Maine Community College. In fact, around 61% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Southern Maine Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine ranking. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 72 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Maine pay an average of $3,797 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend SMCC. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,677.
SMCC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 71% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Central Maine Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Central Maine Community College is a small public school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 26 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Central Maine Technical College is $3,760. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,640.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Central Maine Technical College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 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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