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2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nebraska

4 Schools Ranked
$3,187 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$12,748 Avg Student Debt

A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Nebraska 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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1,366 Total Awards
$3,285 Average Tuition & Fees
$9,497 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. MCC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,366 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at MCC is $3,285. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $4,815. Associate Degree recipients from MCC accumulate an average of $9,497 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 45% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
698 Total Awards
$3,300 Average Tuition & Fees
$8,350 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nebraska list. Grand Island, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 698 students in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Nebraska pay an average of $3,300 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Central Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $4,710. On average, associate degree students take out $8,350 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#3

Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, Nebraska
378 Total Awards
$2,976 Average Tuition & Fees
$10,537 Avg Student Debt

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Nebraska Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Nebraska. WNCC is a small public school situated in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It awarded 378 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $2,976 in tuition and fees if they attend WNCC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $3,072. Associate Degree recipients from WNCC accumulate an average of $10,537 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

Around 40% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#4

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska
38 Total Awards
$18,874 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.

On average, associate degree students take out $18,874 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.

Around 94% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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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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