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Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

1 Schools Ranked
$25,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Trade Basic Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
18 Total Awards
$25,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Trinity College are $25,610 a year.

Trinity College 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 84% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Trinity College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 1 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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