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2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online undergraduate 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.
Most Popular Online Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 2,792 students in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Escoffier - Boulder accumulate an average of $8,986 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Montana State University - Billings is $6,198. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $19,924. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,204 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 61% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Pueblo Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized public school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 94 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Pueblo Community College is $4,626. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $16,275. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Pueblo Community College accumulate an average of $10,179 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 209 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from Idaho who attend ISU full time pay an average of $7,958 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $25,936. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,432 in student loans. Around 37% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 54% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Laramie County Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This small public school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 99 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at LCCC is $4,613. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,913. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,261 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
Great Falls College Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Great Falls, Montana, the small public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $3,532 in tuition and fees if they attend Great Falls College Montana State University full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,338. Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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Colorado Mesa University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 155 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
Students from Colorado who attend Colorado Mesa full time pay an average of $9,297 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $23,019. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Colorado Mesa accumulate an average of $12,834 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 37% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 43% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Trinidad State Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small public school is located in Trinidad, Colorado, and it awarded 114 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $5,240 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Trinidad State Junior College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,360. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,699 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 15% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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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.
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