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2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Nebraska
A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Trade Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Nebraska 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.
Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in Nebraska
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the most popular school in Nebraska for trade school students working on their degree. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Grand Island, Nebraska that handed out 2,601 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,313 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, Central Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $35,791 during the early year of their career. Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Nebraska list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,235 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Bellevue University accumulate an average of $32,622 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Bellevue University graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $54,053 during the early year of their career. Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Nebraska list. Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 418 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,124 in student loans. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $250. During the early years of their career, Clarkson College graduates make an average of $71,813 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
The programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Nebraska. MCC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,823 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,170 in student loans. During the early years of their career, MCC graduates make an average of $37,258 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great place for trade school students. Southeast Community College is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,344 degrees to qualified students.
Degree recipients from Southeast Community College accumulate an average of $13,400 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 $144. During the early years of their career, Southeast Community College graduates make an average of $38,034 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Western Nebraska Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, the small public school awarded 546 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,156 in student loans. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
Northeast Community College 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. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 938 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $11,503 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from Northeast, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $34,151 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Nebraska ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 462 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Nebraska Methodist College accumulate an average of $35,473 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 $271. During the early years of their career, Nebraska Methodist College graduates make an average of $56,311 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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.