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2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York

3 Schools Ranked
$22,203 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York 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

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
19 Total Awards
$7,630 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found SUNY Empire State College to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New York. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 19 students in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $7,630 in tuition and fees if they attend SUNY Empire full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $17,540. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 87% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
3 Total Awards
$5,440 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Genesee Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York list. GCC is a small public school situated in Batavia, New York. It awarded 3 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Students from New York who attend GCC full time pay an average of $5,440 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,040. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 44% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
9 Total Awards
$53,538 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in New York. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 basic certificates to qualified students.

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.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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