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Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland

2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland

4 Schools Ranked
$6,939 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$15,270 Avg Student Debt

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. 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.

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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maryland to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

1,813 Total Awards
$6,918 Average Tuition & Fees
$16,045 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Baltimore County the most popular school in Maryland for trade school students working on their associate degree. CCBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,813 associate degrees to qualified students.

Students from Maryland who attend CCBC full time pay an average of $6,918 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,062. On average, associate degree students take out $16,045 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#2

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, Maryland
291 Total Awards
$6,720 Average Tuition & Fees
$9,988 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wor-Wic Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. Salisbury, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 291 students in 2021-2022.

Students from Maryland who attend Wor-Wic Community College full time pay an average of $6,720 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,280. Associate Degree recipients from Wor-Wic Community College accumulate an average of $9,988 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 61% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

College of Southern Maryland

La Plata, Maryland
910 Total Awards
$7,200 Average Tuition & Fees
$11,500 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Southern Maryland is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. This small public school is located in La Plata, Maryland, and it awarded 910 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

Students from Maryland who attend CSM full time pay an average of $7,200 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $9,240. On average, associate degree students take out $11,500 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Carroll Community College

Westminster, Maryland
476 Total Awards
$6,918 Average Tuition & Fees
$14,863 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Carroll Community College is located in Westminster, Maryland and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 476 associate degrees to qualified students.

Students from Maryland who attend Carroll Community College full time pay an average of $6,918 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,928. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,863 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 78% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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