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2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Wyoming
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 Wyoming ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Wyoming 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. 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 Wyoming
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Our 2023 rankings named Western Wyoming Community College the best value school in Wyoming for trade school students working on their associate degree. WWCC is a public institution located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 262 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $11,197 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 WWCC does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
WWCC also made our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wyoming list, coming in at #1.
Out of the 5 schools in Wyoming that were part of this year’s value ranking, Casper College landed the # 2 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 609 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Casper College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,545 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Casper College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Casper College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wyoming list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Wyoming Community College District. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Wyoming list. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, the small public school handed out 472 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
Northern Wyoming Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $11,130 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $11,152 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Northern Wyoming Community College District does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 37% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northern Wyoming Community College District did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wyoming list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Laramie County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Wyoming list. LCCC is a small public school situated in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It awarded 445 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $10,913 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,675 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
LCCC 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 48% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
LCCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wyoming list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Wyoming list. Northwest College is a small public school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 227 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Northwest Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,162 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $11,582 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Northwest Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% 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, Northwest Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality in Wyoming.
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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.