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2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Associate Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
Most Popular Trade Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Learn more about these popular schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
GWU does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $60,946. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.
GWU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 8% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 200 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $6,152 in tuition and fees if they attend University of the District of Columbia full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $13,004. On average, associate degree students take out $18,665 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at University of the District of Columbia. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Career Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Associate Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the very small private for-profit school handed out 65 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,026 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Career Technical Institute does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 37% 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 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.
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