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2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Idaho
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Idaho 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Associate Degree Schools in Idaho
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Our 2023 rankings named North Idaho College the best value school in Idaho for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, the small public school handed out 729 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,435 in student loans.
NIC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 72% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
NIC also made our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #3.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,040 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,967 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at CWI. In fact, around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
CWI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho list.
Out of the 5 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s value ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 1,011 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,040 in student loans.
College of Southern Idaho 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho list.
The excellent associate degree programs at Lewis - Clark State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Idaho. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 204 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $20,252 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $18,177 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Lewis - Clark State College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Lewis - Clark State College also made our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #2.
The excellent associate degree programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Idaho. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, the fairly large public school handed out 529 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ISU are $25,936 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,532 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
ISU 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 54% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
ISU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 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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