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2023 Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

4 Schools Ranked
$11,218 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$9,520 Avg Student Debt*

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top Value Trade Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada

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249 Total Awards
$10,639 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Truckee Meadows Community College the best value school in Nevada for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 249 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,639 per year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Truckee Meadows Community College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.

Truckee Meadows Community College also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada
194 Total Awards
$11,147 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Great Basin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada list. Great Basin College is a public institution located in Elko, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 194 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Great Basin College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,147 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Great Basin College does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 98% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Great Basin College is ranked #2 for overall quality in Nevada.

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#3

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
145 Total Awards
$11,869 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the large public school awarded 145 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CSN are $11,869 a year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at CSN. In fact, around 63% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

CSN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nevada list.

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111 Total Awards
$9,090 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Career College of Northern Nevada is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Sparks, Nevada is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 111 students in 2021-2022.

Career College of Northern Nevada undergraduate students pay an average of $0 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $9,090 in loans while pursuing their degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Career College of Northern Nevada is ranked #1 for overall quality in Nevada.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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