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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 located in Sioux City, Iowa and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 965 basic certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 per year.
Western Iowa Tech 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. 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 made our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #3.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa list. This small public school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 81 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hawkeye Community College are $6,583 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Hawkeye Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. 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.
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 small public school situated in Mason City, Iowa. It awarded 328 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at North Iowa Area Community College are $8,884 a year.
North Iowa Area Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 83% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
North Iowa Area Community College also made our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #2.
Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s value ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 1,607 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,680 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since DMACC does offer online classes for certain majors. 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 made our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Iowa. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the fairly large public school handed out 318 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,604 per year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Kirkwood Community College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
Southeastern 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 #6 on the list. Southeastern Community College is a public institution located in West Burlington, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 249 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Southeastern Community College are $6,360 a year.
Southeastern Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 55% 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, Southeastern Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality in Iowa.
Indian Hills Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa list. IHCC is a small public school situated in Ottumwa, Iowa. It awarded 49 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IHCC are $6,120 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at IHCC. During the 2020-2021 year, about 36% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern Iowa Community College District 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 #8 on the list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, the medium-sized public school handed out 149 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are $6,096 a year.
Online courses are available at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 44% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Iowa Western 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 #9 on the list. Iowa Western Community College is a public institution located in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 321 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Iowa Western Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,690 in tuition and fees each year.
Online courses are available at Iowa Western Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 63% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Footnotes
*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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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