2023 Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wyoming
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wyoming ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Wyoming 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wyoming
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Our 2023 rankings named Western Wyoming Community College the best value school in Wyoming for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Wyoming Community College is a small public school located in Rock Springs, Wyoming that handed out 70 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $9,531 in loans while pursuing their degree.
WWCC 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 55% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
WWCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Wyoming list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Casper College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wyoming list. Casper College is a small public school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 151 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Casper College are $8,568 a year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,445 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Casper College does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 54% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Casper College also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Wyoming list, coming in at #3.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Laramie County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Wyoming. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the small public school awarded 99 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,913 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,261 in loans while pursuing their degree.
LCCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
LCCC also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Wyoming list, coming in at #2.
Out of the 6 schools in Wyoming that were part of this year’s value ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sheridan, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 166 students in 2021-2022.
Northern Wyoming Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $11,130 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $9,937 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Northern Wyoming Community College District 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 37% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Northern Wyoming Community College District also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Wyoming list, coming in at #4.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Wyoming College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wyoming list. Located in Riverton, Wyoming, the small public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CWC are $10,980 a year.
Online courses are available at CWC, 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 47% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Northwest College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Located in Powell, Wyoming, the small public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
Northwest Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,162 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $17,473 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Northwest Community College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% 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, Northwest Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality in Wyoming.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 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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