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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest 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 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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 135 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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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Top Value Trade Schools in the Southwest Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for trade school students in the Southwest Region . Clovis Community College is a small public school located in Clovis, New Mexico that handed out 725 degrees in 2021-2022.
Clovis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,224 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Panola College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Carthage, Texas, the small public school awarded 897 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,896 a year.
Panola College also took the #4 spot in our Best Trade Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 3,677 degrees in 2021-2022.
Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee College also is in the top 20% of our Best Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Out of the 135 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Arizona College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Coolidge, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,048 students in 2021-2022.
Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,000 in tuition and fees each year.
Pinal County Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alvin Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Alvin, Texas, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,253 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Alvin are $4,010 a year.
Galveston College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Galveston, Texas, the small public school awarded 677 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Galveston College are $5,726 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Galveston College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
El Centro College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large public school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 10,913 degrees in 2021-2022.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, El Centro College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Victoria College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. This small public school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 600 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Victoria College are $5,112 a year.
College of the Mainland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Texas City, Texas, the small public school awarded 760 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
COM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,873 in tuition and fees each year.
Hill College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Hillsboro, Texas, the small public school awarded 670 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Hill College are $4,462 a year.
Wharton County Junior College 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. Located in Wharton, Texas, the medium-sized public school awarded 865 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,052 in tuition and fees each year.
Tyler Junior College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 2,452 students in 2021-2022.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.
Clarendon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. This small public school is located in Clarendon, Texas, and it awarded 290 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Clarendon College are $5,400 a year.
The University of Texas at Brownsville ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Brownsville is located in Brownsville, Texas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,232 degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas at Brownsville undergraduate students pay an average of $4,948 in tuition and fees each year.
South Plains College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 1,732 degrees in 2021-2022.
South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,857 in tuition and fees each year.
Amarillo College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a public institution located in Amarillo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2,380 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
Collin County Community College District ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a large public school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 6,278 degrees in 2021-2022.
Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $5,614 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northeast Texas Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This small public school is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, and it awarded 705 degrees in 2021-2022.
NTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,449 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, NTCC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
McLennan 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. MCC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,793 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $5,910 per year.
San Jacinto Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 8,335 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a small public school located in Carlsbad, New Mexico that handed out 157 degrees in 2021-2022.
NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each year.
University of New Mexico - Taos Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM Taos is located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 139 degrees to qualified students.
UNM Taos undergraduate students pay an average of $5,004 in tuition and fees each year.
Odessa College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,781 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Odessa College are $4,566 a year.
Angelina College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. AC is located in Lufkin, Texas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 916 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AC are $6,150 per year.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 1,342 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,718 per year.
ENMU - Main Campus excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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