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2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
Our 2023 rankings named Advanced Technology Institute the most popular school in Virginia for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. ATI is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 145 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $13,920 to cover tuition and fees at ATI. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $15,043 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 3% of those degree recipients were women.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at American National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Virginia. Located in Salem, Virginia, the small private for-profit school handed out 66 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,447 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
American National University is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountain Empire Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the small public school handed out 190 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Virginia pay an average of $4,725 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend MECC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,728. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 74% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southside Virginia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in Alberta, Virginia, the small public school handed out 195 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Students from Virginia who attend Southside Virginia Community College full time pay an average of $4,695 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,698. Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 59% 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 4 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.