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2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Wyoming

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$10,232 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Wyoming ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wyoming to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top Value Trade Basic Certificate Schools in Wyoming

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Western Wyoming Community College

Rock Springs, Wyoming
35 Total Awards
$8,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Western Wyoming Community College to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Wyoming. WWCC is a public institution located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WWCC does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.

WWCC also took the #1 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wyoming rankings.

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#2

Laramie County Community College

Cheyenne, Wyoming
222 Total Awards
$10,913 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Wyoming list. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 222 students in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at LCCC are $10,913 a year.

LCCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 48% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

LCCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wyoming rankings.

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#3

Casper College

Casper, Wyoming
36 Total Awards
$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Casper College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Casper, Wyoming, the small public school handed out 36 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Casper College are $8,568 a year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Casper College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.

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

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34 Total Awards
$11,130 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Wyoming Community College District is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Sheridan, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 34 students in 2021-2022.

Northern Wyoming Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $11,130 in tuition and fees each year.

Northern Wyoming Community College District 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 37% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Northern Wyoming Community College District did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wyoming list.

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#5

Northwest College

Powell, Wyoming
18 Total Awards
$11,162 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Northwest College is a small public school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 18 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Northwest Community College are $11,162 a year.

One thing to take note of is that Northwest Community College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 61% 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, Northwest Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality in Wyoming.

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#6

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, Wyoming
61 Total Awards
$10,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Wyoming College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Wyoming ranking. Riverton, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 61 students in 2021-2022.

CWC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at CWC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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