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. This medium-sized public school is located in Senatobia, Mississippi, and it awarded 151 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWCC are $5,860 per year.
Online courses are available at NWCC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 38% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
NWCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Raymond, Mississippi that handed out 550 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hinds Community College are $6,800 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Hinds Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 44% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Hinds Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Meridian Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. MCC is a small public school situated in Meridian, Mississippi. It awarded 64 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $5,811 per year.
MCC 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 45% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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.
Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s value ranking, Jones County Junior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Ellisville, Mississippi, 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.
Jones County Junior 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. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 56% took at least some of their classes online.
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. This small public school is located in Wesson, Mississippi, and 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.
Copiah-Lincoln Community 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 2020-2021 about 66% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi rankings.
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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.
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