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2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Maine
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maine to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Maine
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Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Maine. Eastern Maine Community College is located in Bangor, Maine and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 basic certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,757 per year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Eastern Maine Community College. In fact, around 66% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Eastern Maine Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list.
Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, the small public school handed out 4 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
UMPI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,520 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UMPI. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
UMPI also made our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list, coming in at #1.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Central Maine Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Maine. Central Maine Technical College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Maine Technical College are $6,640 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Central Maine Technical College. In fact, around 57% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s value ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $6,610 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Northern Maine Community College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Maine list. This fairly large public school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 54 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMaine are $33,736 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UMaine does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 67% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UMaine also made our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list, coming in at #4.
University of Southern Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 25 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $24,716 a year.
University of Southern Maine 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, 66% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine also took the #5 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Maine rankings.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 29 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Saint Joseph’s Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $41,586 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Saint Joseph’s Maine does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 31% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Saint Joseph’s Maine is ranked #2 for overall quality in Maine.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 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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