2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas
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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas
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Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for trade school students working on their degree. JCCC is located in Overland Park, Kansas and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,809 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,472 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas City Kansas Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public institution located in Kansas City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,167 degrees in 2021-2022.
Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,244 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hutchinson Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school located in Hutchinson, Kansas that handed out 1,608 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,530 a year.
The excellent programs at Coffeyville Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Kansas. Coffeyville Community College is a small public school located in Coffeyville, Kansas that handed out 342 degrees in 2021-2022.
Coffeyville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,608 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Highland Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Kansas. Highland Community College is a small public school located in Highland, Kansas that handed out 601 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Highland Community College are $3,330 a year.
Cloud County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. Cloud County Community College is located in Concordia, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 471 degrees to qualified students.
Cloud County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,570 in tuition and fees each year.
Garden City Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. Garden City Community College is located in Garden City, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 656 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Garden City Community College are $4,110 a year.
Seward County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas list. SCCC is located in Liberal, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 410 degrees to qualified students.
SCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,928 in tuition and fees each year.
Neosho 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. Chanute, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 791 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,416 a year.
Labette Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. Labette Community College is located in Parsons, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 279 degrees to qualified students.
Labette Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,768 in tuition and fees each year.
Barton County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas list. Barton Community College is located in Great Bend, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 955 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barton Community College are $4,608 per year.
Fort Hays State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Hays, Kansas, the fairly large public school handed out 3,925 degrees in 2021-2022.
FHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,870 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, FHSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in Kansas list.
Dodge City Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas ranking. Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 363 degrees to qualified students.
Dodge City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,890 in tuition and fees each year.
Colby Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in Colby, Kansas, the small public school handed out 495 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colby Community College are $5,654 per year.
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,819 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
WSU Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,578 in tuition and fees each year.
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Ottawa University - Online 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. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Ottawa, Kansas, and it awarded 95 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Online are $12,676 per year.
Ottawa University - Online also took the #1 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Kansas rankings.
Flint Hills Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, the small public school awarded 377 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Flint Hills Technical College are $6,932 per year.
Pittsburg State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized public school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 1,801 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Pitt State are $19,118 a year.
Pitt State also made our Best Trade Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #4.
Butler Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This medium-sized public school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 1,371 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Butler CC are $6,010 a year.
Grantham University 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. Grantham University is a medium-sized public school situated in LIttle Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 1,707 degrees in 2021-2022.
Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in tuition and fees each year.
North Central Kansas Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Beloit, Kansas is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 389 students in 2021-2022.
North Central Kansas Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,492 in tuition and fees each year.
Washburn University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas ranking. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,489 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $20,130 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Washburn University is ranked #3 for overall quality in Kansas.
Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #23 on the list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 185 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $12,622 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ottawa University - Kansas City is ranked #2 for overall quality in Kansas.
Salina Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #24 on the list. Salina, Kansas is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 432 students in 2021-2022.
Salina Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,320 in tuition and fees each year.
Manhattan Area Technical College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, the very small public school awarded 382 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $8,400 per 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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