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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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 Schools in Pennsylvania
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 434 degrees in 2021-2022.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Pennsylvania. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 2,338 students in 2021-2022.
SRU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,615 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SRU also did well on our Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4,930 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at WCUPA are $22,351 a year.
WCUPA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list.
The excellent programs at Lehigh Carbon Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Pennsylvania. LCCC is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 953 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at LCCC are $12,960 a year.
Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the fairly large public school awarded 2,107 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $10,148 per year.
Butler County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #9 on the list. BC3 is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 443 degrees to qualified students.
BC3 undergraduate students pay an average of $11,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 2,728 degrees in 2021-2022.
IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $18,927 in tuition and fees each year.
IUP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Community College of Allegheny County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #11 on the list. CCAC is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,859 degrees to qualified students.
CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,223 in tuition and fees each year.
Bucks County Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Newtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 941 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bucks County Community College are $13,384 a year.
Montgomery County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1,696 degrees in 2021-2022.
Montco undergraduate students pay an average of $15,390 in tuition and fees each year.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Millersville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,782 students in 2021-2022.
Millersville undergraduate students pay an average of $22,232 in tuition and fees each year.
Millersville excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Laurel Business Institute landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This very small private for-profit school is located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 194 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LBI are $11,470 per year.
Luzerne County Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania list. Luzerne County Community College is a public institution located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 537 degrees in 2021-2022.
Luzerne County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,060 in tuition and fees each year.
Community College of Philadelphia landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This fairly large public school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2,047 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 per year.
Reading Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #20 on the list. RACC is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 482 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RACC are $11,580 per year.
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,408 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $14,820 per year.
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Washington, Pennsylvania is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out degrees to 271 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Penn Commercial are $12,116 a year.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. East Stroudsburg University is a public institution located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,383 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Stroudsburg University are $18,869 per year.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pennsylvania Highlands is a public institution located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 311 degrees in 2021-2022.
Pennsylvania Highlands undergraduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.
Temple University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9,400 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Temple are $35,603 a year.
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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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