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2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Kentucky 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.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky
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Our 2023 rankings named Somerset Community College the most popular school in Kentucky for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. SCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Somerset, Kentucky. It awarded 430 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at SCC is $4,560. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,480. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from SCC accumulate an average of $13,036 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 65% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 387 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from Kentucky who attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College full time pay an average of $4,640 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,560. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,905 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Paducah, Kentucky, the medium-sized public school handed out 254 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Students from Kentucky who attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College full time pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,480. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,757 in student loans. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. SKYCTC is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 254 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Students from Kentucky who attend SKYCTC full time pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,480. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from SKYCTC accumulate an average of $12,292 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 39% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. This medium-sized public school is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and it awarded 137 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees if they attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,480. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College accumulate an average of $10,889 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
Beckfield College - Florence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Florence, Kentucky, and it awarded 78 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Beckfield College - Florence does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $13,295. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Beckfield College - Florence accumulate an average of $15,353 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Sullivan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This small private for-profit school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 82 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $19,475 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, Hopkinsville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This small public school is located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 104 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from Kentucky who attend Hopkinsville Community College full time pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,480. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Hopkinsville Community College accumulate an average of $14,558 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 343 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Jefferson Community and Technical College is $4,640. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,560. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,203 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 53% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Hazard Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in Hazard, Kentucky, the small public school handed out 180 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Students from Kentucky who attend Hazard Community and Technical College full time pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,480. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,789 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 58% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Owensboro Community and Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 279 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
In-state students pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees if they attend Owensboro Community and Technical College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,480. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Owensboro Community and Technical College accumulate an average of $10,445 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 31% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 53% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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ATA College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the very small private for-profit school handed out 16 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $13,790 to cover tuition and fees at ATA College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,124 in student loans. Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
ATA College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Southeast is a public institution located in Cumberland, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,560 in tuition and fees if they attend Southeast full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,480. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $9,103 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 51% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
American National University - Lexington landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. ANU Lexington is a private for-profit institution located in Pikeville, Kentucky. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 1 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,955 in student loans.
ANU Lexington is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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.