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Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri

2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri

5 Schools Ranked
$6,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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

State Fair Community College

Sedalia, Missouri
43 Total Awards
$5,112 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named State Fair Community College the most popular school in Missouri for trade school students working on their basic certificate. State Fair Community College is located in Sedalia, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 43 basic certificates to qualified students.

In-state students pay an average of $5,112 in tuition and fees if they attend State Fair Community College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,648. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 74% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Business and Technology University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list.

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

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35 Total Awards
$4,950 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - West Plains. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list. This small public school is located in West Plains, Missouri, and it awarded 35 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Missouri pay an average of $4,950 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Missouri State West Plains. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,180. Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#2

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri
33 Total Awards

The excellent basic certificate programs at Columbia College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Missouri. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 33 students in 2021-2022.

Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
89 Total Awards
$9,702 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 89 basic certificates to qualified students.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $9,702 to cover tuition and fees at Park University. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 90% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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