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2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education opportunities 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois
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Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Naperville, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 1,611 students in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend DeVry University - Illinois, expect to pay an average of $15,032 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $29,129 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 99% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent associate degree programs at Richland Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Illinois. Richland Community College is a small public school located in Decatur, Illinois that handed out 292 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Illinois pay an average of $10,800 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Richland Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,070. Associate Degree recipients from Richland Community College accumulate an average of $8,385 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 47% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Rockford, Illinois, the very small private for-profit school awarded 136 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is $16,699. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Associate Degree recipients from Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College accumulate an average of $19,637 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 78% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you attend Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in Quincy, Illinois, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
BRCN does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $29,180. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 91% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern College - Bridgeview is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. NC is a very small private for-profit school situated in Oak Lawn, Illinois. It awarded 76 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at NC is $18,475. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Associate Degree recipients from NC accumulate an average of $24,655 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out NC. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 950 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois, expect to pay an average of $14,294 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $21,089 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 65% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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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.