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2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones had the most popular online basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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You’ll be in good company if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University is $44,200. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Peirce College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 41 students in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $15,060 to cover tuition and fees at Peirce. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Peirce. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Camden County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in Blackwood, New Jersey that handed out 170 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Camden County College is $3,744. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Around 30% of those degree recipients 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 Cedar Crest College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $43,643 to cover tuition and fees at Cedar Crest. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 50% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large public school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 61 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Pennsylvania pay an average of $8,565 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend HACC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,148. Around 30% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
SUNY Empire State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 19 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from New York who attend SUNY Empire full time pay an average of $7,630 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $17,540. Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Around 87% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Anne Arundel Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Anne Arundel Community College is a fairly large public school located in Arnold, Maryland that handed out 690 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at AACC is $9,230. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $13,760. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Delaware County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 108 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Pennsylvania pay an average of $10,410 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Delaware County Community College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $14,400. Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 82% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Genesee Community College 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 #9 on the list. Genesee Community College is a small public school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 3 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from New York pay an average of $5,440 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend GCC. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,040. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Around 44% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Rochester Institute of Technology 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 #9 on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $53,538 to cover tuition and fees at RIT. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. PA College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
PA College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $30,821. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
Misericordia University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Misericordia University does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $36,842. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Reading Area Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Reading Area Community College is a small public school located in Reading, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from Pennsylvania who attend RACC full time pay an average of $10,470 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,580. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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.