2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee
A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee 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.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee
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Our analysis found South College to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,104 associate degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at South College is $17,335. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $18,902 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 80% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
Associate Degree recipients from Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting accumulate an average of $14,009 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Volunteer State Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. VSCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Gallatin, Tennessee. It awarded 1,201 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at VSCC is $4,404. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,220. On average, associate degree students take out $11,049 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,163 associate degrees to qualified students.
Students from Tennessee who attend Chattanooga State Community College full time pay an average of $4,430 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $17,246. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,604 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 52% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Walters State Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Morristown, Tennessee, the medium-sized public school awarded 932 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at WSCC is $4,399. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,215. On average, associate degree students take out $4,796 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 66% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Miller-Motte College Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. MMC Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 66 associate degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,053 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 80% 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.
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