2023 Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Colorado to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
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Our 2023 rankings named Aims Community College the best value school in Colorado for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 90 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,850 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,166 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Aims Community College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 44% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. This medium-sized public school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 149 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $16,135 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $9,993 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Red Rocks Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Red Rocks Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Westminster, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 291 students in 2021-2022.
FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,776 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,686 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at FRCC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FRCC is ranked #4 for overall quality in Colorado.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Morgan Community College is a public institution located in Fort Morgan, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Morgan Community College are $15,579 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,636 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Morgan Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2020-2021 year, about 51% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Otero Junior College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Otero JC is a public institution located in La Junta, Colorado. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 68 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Otero JC are $6,730 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,904 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Otero JC does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 32% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Pikes Peak Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Pikes Peak Community College is a fairly large public school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 160 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $15,714 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,556 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at PPCC. In 2020-2021 about 51% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pueblo Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 94 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pueblo Community College are $16,275 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,179 in student loans.
Pueblo Community College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 33% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Trinidad State Junior College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Located in Trinidad, Colorado, the small public school handed out 114 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $8,360 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,699 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Trinidad State Junior College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 15% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mountain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, the medium-sized public school handed out 54 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mountain College are $11,820 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $7,656 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Colorado Mountain College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Community College of Denver landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Located in Denver, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 87 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
CCD undergraduate students pay an average of $16,235 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,607 in student loans.
CCD does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 59% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 155 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $23,019 a year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,834 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Colorado Mesa does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado Mesa also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.
With a ranking of #12, IBMC College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 313 students in 2021-2022.
IBMC undergraduate students pay an average of $14,960 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,148 in student loans.
IBMC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list.
Intellitec College - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 216 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Intellitec College - Colorado Springs are $0 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $9,093 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Intellitec College - Colorado Springs also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.
Intellitec College - Grand Junction did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, the small private for-profit school handed out 399 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Intellitec College - Grand Junction are $0 a year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $9,554 in loans while pursuing their degree.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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