2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa
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.
The Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa
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Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Iowa. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 965 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,946 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Western Iowa Tech Community College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa rankings.
Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s value ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hawkeye Community College is a public institution located in Waterloo, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 81 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Hawkeye Community College are $6,583 a year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Hawkeye Community College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.
Hawkeye Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list.
The excellent basic certificate programs at North Iowa Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Iowa. North Iowa Area Community College is a public institution located in Mason City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 328 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Iowa Area Community College are $8,884 per year.
North Iowa Area Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 83% 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, North Iowa Area Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality in Iowa.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa list. This large public school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 1,607 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,680 per year.
DMACC 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 50% took at least some of their classes online.
DMACC also took the #4 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 318 students in 2021-2022.
Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,604 in tuition and fees each year.
Kirkwood 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. During the 2020-2021 year, about 59% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Southeastern Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in West Burlington, Iowa, the small public school handed out 249 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Community College are $6,360 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Southeastern Community College. In 2020-2021 about 55% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southeastern Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list.
Indian Hills Community College 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. IHCC is a public institution located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at IHCC are $6,120 a year.
IHCC 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 36% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 149 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are $6,096 per year.
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.
Iowa Western Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the medium-sized public school awarded 321 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Iowa Western Community College are $6,690 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Iowa Western Community College. In 2020-2021 about 63% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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*These averages are for the top 9 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%.
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