2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Hampshire 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.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire
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Our 2023 rankings named River Valley Community College the best value school in New Hampshire for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Claremont, New Hampshire, the very small public school awarded 121 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NH Community Technical College - Claremont are $15,190 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $19,539 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at NH Community Technical College - Claremont. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
NH Community Technical College - Claremont also made our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Hampshire list, coming in at #1.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. NHTI is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 519 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NHTI are $15,450 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,658 in student loans.
NHTI 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. During the 2020-2021 year, about 54% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
NHTI also took the #2 spot in our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Hampshire rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Great Bay Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the small public school awarded 245 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Great Bay Community College are $15,450 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,290 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Great Bay Community College. During the 2020-2021 year, about 86% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Great Bay Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Hampshire list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nashua Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 214 students in 2021-2022.
Nashua Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,390 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,258 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Nashua Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Nashua Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Hampshire list.
The excellent associate degree programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in New Hampshire. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3,321 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,725 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SNHU does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SNHU is ranked #3 for overall quality in New Hampshire.
New England College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree trade school programs. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NEC are $27,054 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $18,645 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
NEC 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. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 56% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 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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