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2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey 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.
Most Popular Online Trade School Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Edison State University the most popular school in New Jersey for trade school students working on their associate degree. TESU is a public institution located in Trenton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 430 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Associate Degree recipients from TESU accumulate an average of $15,208 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out TESU. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,519 associate degrees to qualified students.
On average, associate degree students take out $11,937 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 73% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list. This small private for-profit school is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and it awarded 251 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $27,138. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Associate Degree recipients from Berkeley College - Woodland Park accumulate an average of $20,035 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 80% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Camden County College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list. This medium-sized public school is located in Blackwood, New Jersey, and it awarded 1,132 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $3,744 to cover tuition and fees at Camden County College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Associate Degree recipients from Camden County College accumulate an average of $13,672 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 66% 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.
Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. RVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Branchburg, New Jersey. It awarded 1,068 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend RVCC, expect to pay an average of $7,296 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 $11,194 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 32% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Ocean County College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Toms River, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 1,444 students in 2021-2022.
Associate Degree recipients from OCC accumulate an average of $12,842 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 40% 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 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.