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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Michigan
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Our 2023 rankings named Wayne County Community College District the best value school in Michigan for trade school students working on their degree. Located in Detroit, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 1,688 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCCCD are $3,998 per year.
Out of the 44 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Washtenaw Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 3,500 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Washtenaw Community College are $6,096 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oakland Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Oakland Community College is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,225 degrees to qualified students.
Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,400 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at West Shore Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Michigan. West Shore Community College is located in Scottville, Michigan and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 189 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at West Shore Community College are $6,570 a year.
The excellent programs at Schoolcraft College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Michigan. Located in Livonia, Michigan, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,317 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $7,652 per year.
Kellogg Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan list. Located in Battle Creek, Michigan, the small public school handed out 843 degrees in 2021-2022.
Kellogg Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,038 in tuition and fees each year.
Kellogg Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Trade Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Henry Ford College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan ranking. Henry Ford College is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,496 degrees in 2021-2022.
Henry Ford College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,348 in tuition and fees each year.
Mott Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. MCC is located in Flint, Michigan and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,114 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $7,091 per year.
Delta College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Delta College is located in University Center, Michigan and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,039 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Delta College are $7,250 a year.
Delta College also claimed a spot on our Best Trade Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Macomb Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Warren, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 2,609 degrees in 2021-2022.
Macomb Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,830 in tuition and fees each year.
Lansing Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Lansing, Michigan, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,226 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at LCC are $10,760 a year.
Kirtland Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in Grayling, Michigan, the small public school awarded 310 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirtland Community College are $8,910 per year.
Jackson College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan ranking. This small public school is located in Jackson, Michigan, and it awarded 889 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Jackson College are $9,375 a year.
Glen Oaks Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list. GOCC is located in Centreville, Michigan and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 187 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GOCC are $6,504 per year.
Kalamazoo Valley Community 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. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 971 students in 2021-2022.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,596 in tuition and fees each year.
Grand Rapids Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 1,523 degrees in 2021-2022.
Grand Rapids Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,679 in tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern Michigan College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan list. NMC is a public institution located in Traverse City, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 645 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMC are $12,048 a year.
St Clair County Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan ranking. Port Huron, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 864 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SC4 are $12,990 a year.
Lake Michigan College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan list. Lake Michigan College is a small public school located in Benton Harbor, Michigan that handed out 387 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LMC are $7,148 per year.
Alpena Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan list. This small public school is located in Alpena, Michigan, and it awarded 295 degrees in 2021-2022.
Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,995 in tuition and fees each year.
Monroe County Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan list. Monroe County Community College is a public institution located in Monroe, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 416 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe County Community College are $7,940 per year.
Gogebic Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan ranking. Gogebic Community College is a public institution located in Ironwood, Michigan. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 180 degrees in 2021-2022.
Gogebic Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,108 in tuition and fees each year.
North Central Michigan College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan list. Located in Petoskey, Michigan, the small public school handed out 224 degrees in 2021-2022.
NCMC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,810 in tuition and fees each year.
Ferris State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Michigan list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 3,363 students in 2021-2022.
Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,608 in tuition and fees each year.
Ferris also took the #4 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Michigan rankings.
Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #25 on the list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13,090 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Michigan State are $42,607 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #1 for overall quality in Michigan.
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Notes and References
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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