2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which online basic certificate 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.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular school in California for trade school students working on their basic certificate.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Merced, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 287 students in 2021-2022.
Students from California who attend Merced Community College District full time pay an average of $1,194 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $7,890. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 89% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Arts & Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. California Institute of Arts & Technology is a very small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 241 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $15,390 to cover tuition and fees at California Institute of Arts & Technology. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 17% of those degree recipients were women.
California Institute of Arts & Technology is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Bernardino Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in San Bernardino, California, the fairly large public school handed out 881 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $744 in tuition and fees if they attend San Bernardino Valley College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $5,057. Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 91% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Santa Barbara City College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in California. SBCC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 119 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $1,234 in tuition and fees if they attend SBCC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $9,322. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. This medium-sized public school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 31 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from California pay an average of $1,376 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend CSM. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $9,552. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
National Holistic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in Emeryville, California, the small private for-profit school handed out 664 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 16% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Compton College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Compton College is located in Compton, California and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 72 basic certificates to qualified students.
Students from California who attend Compton College full time pay an average of $1,142 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,822. Of those students who received their degree, 42% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
InterCoast Colleges - Anaheim did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. InterCoast Colleges - Anaheim is located in Santa Ana, California and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 basic certificates to qualified students.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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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