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2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Washington
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Our 2023 rankings named Charter College the most popular school in Washington for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Vancouver, Washington, the small private for-profit school awarded 214 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,050 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Charter College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Walla Walla Community College is located in Walla Walla, Washington and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 571 associate degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,364 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carrington College, Spokane is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. Carrington College, Spokane is a very small private for-profit school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 33 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 31% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent associate degree programs at Tacoma Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Washington. Tacoma Community College is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,051 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,901 in tuition and fees if they attend Tacoma Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,649. On average, associate degree students take out $15,114 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Northwest Indian College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list. Northwest Indian College is a very small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 73 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Northwest Indian College is $3,969. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
Northwest Indian College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 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.