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2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Nevada
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nevada to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Associate Degree Schools in Nevada
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Our 2023 rankings named Truckee Meadows Community College the best value school in Nevada for trade school students working on their associate degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 1,405 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,639 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,535 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Truckee Meadows Community College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
Truckee Meadows Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nevada list.
The excellent associate degree programs at Great Basin College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Nevada. Great Basin College is located in Elko, Nevada and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 332 associate degrees to qualified students.
Great Basin College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,147 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $18,415 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Great Basin College does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 98% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Great Basin College also took the #4 spot in our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nevada rankings.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Southern Nevada is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. CSN is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3,788 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $11,869 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $11,510 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at CSN, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
CSN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nevada list.
The excellent associate degree programs at Career College of Northern Nevada helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Nevada. Career College of Northern Nevada is a private for-profit institution located in Sparks, Nevada. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 101 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Career College of Northern Nevada undergraduate students pay an average of $0 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $17,659 in loans while pursuing their degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Career College of Northern Nevada is ranked #2 for overall quality in Nevada.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
References
- 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.
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