2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oregon
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Oregon to see which ones had the most popular online 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 Schools in Oregon
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Our analysis found Oregon Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for trade school students in Oregon. OIT is a public institution located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 805 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,340 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $357 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from OIT, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $56,126 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
The programs at American College of Healthcare Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Oregon. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 331 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $26,683 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, American College of Healthcare Sciences graduates make an average of $24,153 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
Out of the 12 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Lane Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,833 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Lane Community College accumulate an average of $16,511 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Lane Community College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $46,649 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Out of the 12 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4,737 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,461 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, Portland Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $44,075 during the early year of their career. Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
The programs at Klamath Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Oregon. This small public school is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and it awarded 282 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $18,143 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from Klamath Community College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $25,459 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
Southwestern Oregon Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oregon ranking. SWOCC is a small public school situated in Coos Bay, Oregon. It awarded 439 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $13,728 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from SWOCC, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $39,283 during the early years of their career. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. Warner Pacific College ADP is located in Portland, Oregon and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 197 degrees to qualified students.
Degree recipients from Warner Pacific College ADP accumulate an average of $36,285 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Warner Pacific College ADP graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $45,424 during the early year of their career. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
Umpqua Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oregon list. This small public school is located in Roseburg, Oregon, and it awarded 567 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Umpqua Community College accumulate an average of $12,820 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Umpqua Community College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $42,810 during the early years of their career. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
George Fox University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oregon list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 1,312 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $45,405 in student loans. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $554. Once they receive their degree, GFU graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $47,419 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Rogue Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oregon list. Located in Grants Pass, Oregon, the small public school handed out 863 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Rogue Community College accumulate an average of $15,424 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, Rogue Community College graduates make an average of $35,257 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #11 on the list. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,235 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Pacific accumulate an average of $82,631 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $697. Once they receive their degree, Pacific graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $56,736 during the early year of their career. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Eastern Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list. EOU is located in La Grande, Oregon and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 863 degrees to qualified students.
Degree recipients from EOU accumulate an average of $24,456 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $206 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, EOU graduates make an average of $36,432 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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