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2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
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 Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Mississippi 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi
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Our analysis found Northwest Mississippi Community College to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Mississippi. NWCC is a public institution located in Senatobia, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 151 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NWCC are $5,860 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NWCC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.
NWCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hinds Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Raymond, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 550 students in 2021-2022.
Hinds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,800 in tuition and fees each year.
Online courses are available at Hinds Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% 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, Hinds Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality in Mississippi.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Meridian Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Meridian Community College is a small public school located in Meridian, Mississippi that handed out 64 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,811 in tuition and fees each year.
Online courses are available at MCC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #3 for overall quality in Mississippi.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Jones County Junior College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Jones County Junior College is a public institution located in Ellisville, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 121 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jones County Junior College are $5,970 per year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Jones County Junior College. In 2020-2021 about 56% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Jones County Junior College also made our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #4.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Copiah-Lincoln Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Mississippi. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 24 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Copiah-Lincoln Community College are $5,600 per year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. 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.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list.
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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.