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2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky
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Our 2023 rankings named Somerset Community College the most popular school in Kentucky for trade school students working on their associate degree. Somerset, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 644 students in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at SCC is $4,560. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,480. On average, associate degree students take out $16,814 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Around 65% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Madisonville Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in Madisonville, Kentucky, the small public school awarded 409 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Madisonville Community College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,480. Associate Degree recipients from Madisonville Community College accumulate an average of $11,179 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
Around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
The excellent associate degree programs at Bluegrass Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Kentucky. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the fairly large public school handed out 1,618 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Bluegrass Community and Technical College is $4,640. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,560. Associate Degree recipients from Bluegrass Community and Technical College accumulate an average of $16,199 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 72% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ashland Community and Technical College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. This small public school is located in Ashland, Kentucky, and it awarded 354 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees if they attend ACTC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,480. Associate Degree recipients from ACTC accumulate an average of $13,819 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent associate degree programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Kentucky. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 1,323 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Jefferson Community and Technical College is $4,640. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,560. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,682 in student loans. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 53% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, the medium-sized public school handed out 914 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $4,560. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,480. Associate Degree recipients from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College accumulate an average of $14,555 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Paducah, Kentucky, and it awarded 544 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from Kentucky who attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College full time pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,480. Associate Degree recipients from West Kentucky Community and Technical College accumulate an average of $12,260 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Around 49% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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Sullivan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 348 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,005 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 81% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
American National University - Lexington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. ANU Lexington is a very small private for-profit school situated in Pikeville, Kentucky. It awarded 43 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, associate degree students take out $30,853 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
Since ANU Lexington is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. This small public school is located in Hazard, Kentucky, and it awarded 363 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Hazard Community and Technical College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,480. On average, associate degree students take out $13,503 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Around 58% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Hopkinsville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school situated in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It awarded 398 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Hopkinsville Community College is $4,560. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,480. Associate Degree recipients from Hopkinsville Community College accumulate an average of $10,902 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Around 70% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, ATA College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. This very small private for-profit school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 95 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at ATA College is $13,790. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,660 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 98% were women.
Since ATA College is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #13, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, the small public school awarded 656 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Owensboro Community and Technical College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,480. On average, associate degree students take out $10,225 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 53% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #14, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 166 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 85% 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 14 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.