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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 162 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Best Value Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our 2023 rankings named North Seattle College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for trade school students working on their degree. North Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 748 degrees in 2021-2022.
North Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $5,547 in tuition and fees each year.
North Seattle excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle Central is located in Seattle, Washington and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,229 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle Central are $5,354 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centralia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Centralia College is located in Centralia, Washington and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 555 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Centralia College are $5,381 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Highline College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. This small public school is located in Des Moines, Washington, and it awarded 1,145 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,948 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Merced College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Merced Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 2,892 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Merced Community College District are $7,890 per year.
Merced Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Wenatchee Valley College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This small public school is located in Wenatchee, Washington, and it awarded 926 degrees in 2021-2022.
WVC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,458 in tuition and fees each year.
Gavilan College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Gavilan College is a public institution located in Gilroy, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,198 degrees in 2021-2022.
Gavilan College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in tuition and fees each year.
Gavilan College also claimed a spot on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Bellingham Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, the small public school awarded 835 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $5,357 a year.
Umpqua Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Umpqua Community College is a public institution located in Roseburg, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 567 degrees in 2021-2022.
Umpqua Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,945 in tuition and fees each year.
Spokane Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,969 students in 2021-2022.
Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,278 in tuition and fees each year.
Butte College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Oroville, California, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,241 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butte College are $7,816 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Butte College also did well on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Santa Barbara City College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Santa Barbara City College is a fairly large public school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 3,767 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SBCC are $9,322 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, SBCC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Cuesta College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 4,702 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuesta College are $9,348 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cuesta College also did well on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Clover Park Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Lakewood, Washington, the small public school awarded 1,633 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.
Yuba College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Marysville, California, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,374 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yuba College are $7,488 per year.
Crafton Hills College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. CHC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yucaipa, California. It awarded 1,462 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CHC are $9,942 a year.
CHC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Canada College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Canada College is a public institution located in Redwood City, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 621 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Canada College are $9,006 per year.
Canada College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Napa Valley College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in Napa, California that handed out 1,005 degrees in 2021-2022.
Napa Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,388 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Napa Valley College also is in the top 15% of our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Spokane Falls Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #19 on the list. This small public school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 1,248 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Spokane Falls Community College are $5,278 a year.
Cabrillo College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Aptos, California. It awarded 2,615 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Cabrillo College are $8,630 a year.
Cabrillo College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Ventura College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Ventura, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 4,187 students in 2021-2022.
Ventura College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,146 in tuition and fees each year.
Moorpark College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Moorpark, California, the fairly large public school handed out 5,089 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moorpark College are $8,146 per year.
Big Bend Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Big Bend Community College is a small public school situated in Moses Lake, Washington. It awarded 630 degrees in 2021-2022.
Big Bend Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,234 in tuition and fees each year.
Santa Rosa Junior College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SRJC is located in Santa Rosa, California and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5,856 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SRJC are $9,310 a year.
SRJC also claimed a spot on our Best Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Yakima Valley College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Yakima Valley College is a small public school located in Yakima, Washington that handed out 1,136 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at YVC are $5,488 a year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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