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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 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Naperville, Illinois, the large private for-profit school awarded 1,611 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $15,032 to cover tuition and fees at DeVry University - Illinois. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, associate degree students take out $29,129 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 99% 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, Richland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Decatur, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 292 students in 2021-2022.
Students from Illinois who attend Richland Community College full time pay an average of $10,800 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $17,070. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,385 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 47% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 136 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College, expect to pay an average of $16,699 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,637 in student loans. 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.
Full Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Report
Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 11 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at BRCN is $29,180. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 91% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Full Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Report
The excellent associate degree programs at Northwestern College - Bridgeview helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Illinois. Oak Lawn, Illinois is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 76 students 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. Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
NC is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is located in Rockford, Illinois and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 950 associate degrees to qualified students.
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. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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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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