2023 Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana
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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Louisiana 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.
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Top Value Trade Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana
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Our analysis found South Louisiana Community College to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 624 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,733 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at South Louisiana 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 77% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
South Louisiana Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fletcher Technical Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Schriever, Louisiana. It awarded 321 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 a year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,635 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Fletcher Technical Community College. In 2020-2021 about 78% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fletcher Technical Community College also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bossier Parish Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Bossier City, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 534 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,283 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $20,118 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Bossier Parish 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. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
Bossier Parish Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list.
Out of the 10 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s value ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Lacombe, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 451 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus are $4,203 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,332 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 28% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is ranked #5 for overall quality in Louisiana.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Louisiana Delta Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This small public school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 691 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
LDCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,159 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $9,925 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at LDCC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 62% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Nunez Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Located in Chalmette, Louisiana, the small public school handed out 169 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nunez Community College are $4,255 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,677 in student loans.
Nunez Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 61% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Delgado Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 964 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,679 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,679 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Delgado Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
Baton Rouge Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 886 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,786 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 BRCC does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 91% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Southern University at Shreveport ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Southern University at Shreveport is a public institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Southern University at Shreveport undergraduate students pay an average of $4,958 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,717 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Southern University at Shreveport. During the 2020-2021 year, about 68% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Remington College - Lafayette Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 44 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Remington College - Lafayette Campus are $22,272 a year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $12,588 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Remington College - Lafayette Campus is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Remington College - Lafayette Campus also took the #2 spot in our Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.
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*These averages are for the top 10 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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