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2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

10 Schools Ranked
$8,822 Avg Tuition & Fees*

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Florida 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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2,457 Total Awards
$3,131 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Seminole State College of Florida to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Florida. Located in Sanford, Florida, the fairly large public school awarded 2,457 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Florida pay an average of $3,131 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Seminole State. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,456. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

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212 Total Awards
$11,185 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Florida. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 212 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $11,185 to cover tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Worldwide. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 7% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, Florida
1,190 Total Awards
$2,682 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in St. Petersburg, Florida, the large public school handed out 1,190 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Students from Florida who attend SPC full time pay an average of $2,682 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $9,286. Of those students who received their degree, 45% 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.

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#4

Eastern Florida State College

Melbourne, Florida
1,446 Total Awards
$2,791 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, the fairly large public school handed out 1,446 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Florida pay an average of $2,791 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend EFSC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,976. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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44 Total Awards
$13,152 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at College of Business and Technology-Cutler Bay helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Florida. Located in Cutler Bay, Florida, the very small private for-profit school awarded 44 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.

If you want to attend CBT College - Cutler Bay, expect to pay an average of $13,152 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 39% were women.

Around 97% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#6

AdventHealth University

Orlando, Florida
6 Total Awards
$20,340 Average Tuition & Fees

AdventHealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 6 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

AHU does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $20,340. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
1,034 Total Awards
$2,764 Average Tuition & Fees

Indian River State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Fort Pierce, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 1,034 students in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Indian River State College is $2,764. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,201. Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Hodges University

Fort Myers, Florida
3 Total Awards
$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Hodges University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Hodges University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 3 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $15,500 to cover tuition and fees at International College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 91% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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228 Total Awards
$2,830 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Johns River State College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in Palatka, Florida, the medium-sized public school handed out 228 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $2,830 in tuition and fees if they attend St. Johns River Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,347. Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.

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625 Total Awards
$13,842 Average Tuition & Fees

Rasmussen University - Florida 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. Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Ocala, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 625 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Rasmussen University - Florida does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $13,842. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 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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