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Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

4 Schools Ranked
$14,237 Avg Tuition & Fees*

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, Illinois
1,494 Total Awards
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named William Rainey Harper College the most popular school in Illinois for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 1,494 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Students from Illinois who attend Harper College full time pay an average of $9,942 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $11,754. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 71% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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201 Total Awards

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the very small private for-profit school handed out 201 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

Around 10% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#3

Rasmussen University - Illinois

Rockford, Illinois
231 Total Awards
$14,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 231 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $14,294 to cover tuition and fees at Rasmussen University - Illinois. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Report

#3

Northwestern College - Bridgeview

Oak Lawn, Illinois
$18,475 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Northwestern College - Bridgeview. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list.

If you want to attend NC, expect to pay an average of $18,475 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out NC. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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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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