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2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

4 Schools Ranked
$6,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Iowa 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:

149 Total Awards

Our analysis found Eastern Iowa Community College District to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Iowa. Located in Davenport, Iowa, the medium-sized public school handed out 149 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 38% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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22 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy College of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 22 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 81% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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49 Total Awards

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the small public school handed out 49 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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$6,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Iowa Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list.

In-state students pay an average of $6,870 in tuition and fees if they attend Northwest Iowa Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $7,170.

Around 66% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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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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