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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. Oregon Institute of Technology is a small public school located in Klamath Falls, Oregon that handed out 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. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $357. Once they receive their degree, OIT graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $56,126 during the early year of their career. Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Healthcare Sciences is a great place for trade school students. This very small private for-profit school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 331 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $26,683 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, American College of Healthcare Sciences graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $24,153 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great place for trade school students. This medium-sized public school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 1,833 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,511 in student loans.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. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for trade school students. Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4,737 degrees to qualified students.
On average, students take out $17,461 in loans while pursuing their degree. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Klamath Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oregon list. Klamath Community College is a public institution located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 282 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Klamath Community College accumulate an average of $18,143 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, Klamath Community College graduates make an average of $25,459 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. 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. Once they receive their degree, SWOCC graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $39,283 during the early year of their career. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #7, Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working. Located in Portland, Oregon, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 197 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $36,285 in student loans. During the early years of their career, Warner Pacific College ADP graduates make an average of $45,424 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Umpqua Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Umpqua Community College is a small public school situated in Roseburg, Oregon. 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. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
George Fox University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Located in Newberg, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,312 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $45,405 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $554, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Rogue Community College is located in Grants Pass, Oregon and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 863 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,424 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, Rogue Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $35,257 during the early year of their career. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
Pacific University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Located in Forest Grove, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,235 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Pacific accumulate an average of $82,631 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $697, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Pacific graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $56,736 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Eastern Oregon University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. EOU is a small public school situated in La Grande, Oregon. It awarded 863 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from EOU accumulate an average of $24,456 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 $206. During the early years of their career, EOU graduates make an average of $36,432 annually. Around 66% of those degree recipients 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.