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2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
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 Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama
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Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a associate degree in Alabama. This fairly large private for-profit school is located in Orange Beach, Alabama, and it awarded 1,276 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Columbia Southern University does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $6,015. This amount may 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 $16,106 in student loans. Around 29% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Columbia Southern University. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 90 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
Herzing University - Birmingham does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $12,750. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $23,896 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in Hanceville, Alabama that handed out 911 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Alabama pay an average of $4,920 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Wallace State, Hanceville. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,670. On average, associate degree students take out $12,315 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 54% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Bishop State Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alabama list. Bishop State Community College is a small public school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 292 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from Alabama who attend Bishop State Community College full time pay an average of $4,920 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,670. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 54% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Shelton State Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Shelton State Community College is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 572 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Shelton State Community College is $4,980. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,730. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes 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.