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2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Oregon
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Associate Degree Schools in Oregon
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Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the best value school in Oregon for trade school students working on their associate degree. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 3,267 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $18,690 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Portland Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 81% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Portland Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality in Oregon.
The excellent associate degree programs at Umpqua Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Oregon. Roseburg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 268 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Umpqua Community College are $5,945 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,820 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Umpqua Community College, 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 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Umpqua Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Oregon list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list. MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,278 associate degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MHCC are $9,522 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $14,652 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that MHCC does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
MHCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Oregon list.
Out of the 9 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s value ranking, Lane Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 1,395 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lane Community College are $12,020 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $17,170 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Lane Community College does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
Lane Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Oregon rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chemeketa Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in Salem, Oregon, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,387 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Chemeketa Community College are $13,815 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $14,815 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Chemeketa Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 85% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Linn-Benton Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree trade school programs. LBCC is a small public school situated in Albany, Oregon. It awarded 691 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LBCC are $13,287 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,078 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
LBCC 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 89% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Central Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get an associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. COCC is located in Bend, Oregon and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 641 associate degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COCC are $12,609 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,559 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at COCC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 86% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oregon Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the small public school handed out 31 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OIT are $33,956 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $12,209 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that OIT does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
OIT not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Oregon list.
Southwestern Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get an associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Coos Bay, Oregon, the small public school awarded 316 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWOCC are $6,637 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $13,959 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that SWOCC does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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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