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2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Vermont

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$29,121 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Vermont ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Vermont 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Trade Basic Certificate Schools in Vermont

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Community College of Vermont

Montpelier, Vermont
75 Total Awards
$13,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Vermont the best value school in Vermont for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Montpelier, Vermont, the medium-sized public school awarded 75 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCV are $13,640 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at CCV. In fact, around 81% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

CCV also made our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Vermont list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont
3 Total Awards
$29,502 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Vermont Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Vermont. Vermont Technical College is a small public school located in Randolph, Vermont that handed out 3 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Vermont Tech are $29,502 a year.

One thing to take note of is that Vermont Tech does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 41% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Vermont Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Vermont list.

Full Vermont Technical College Report

#3

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
246 Total Awards
$44,220 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Champlain College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Champlain is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 246 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Champlain undergraduate students pay an average of $44,220 in tuition and fees each year.

Champlain 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 45% took at least some of their classes online.

Champlain also made our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Vermont list, coming in at #1.

Full Champlain College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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