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2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama
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.
The Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alabama to see which ones had the most popular online undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Alabama
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Our analysis found Wallace State Community College, Hanceville to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Alabama. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school situated in Hanceville, Alabama. It awarded 337 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,920 in tuition and fees if they attend Wallace State, Hanceville full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,670. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,765 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Around 54% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 3 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 107 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Herzing University - Birmingham does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $12,750. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $17,805 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shelton State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 136 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Alabama pay an average of $4,980 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Shelton State Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,730. Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 67% 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 3 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.