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2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Trade Basic Certificate Schools in Alaska
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Our analysis found University of Alaska Southeast to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Alaska. UAS is a public institution located in Juneau, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 111 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Alaska pay an average of $8,726 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UAS. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $25,041. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
UAS does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alaska Career College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, the very small private for-profit school handed out 53 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alaska list. This medium-sized public school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 75 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at UAF is $9,612. Out-of-state students pay an average of $26,073. Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UAF. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Alaska. This fairly large public school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 159 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Alaska pay an average of $7,508 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UAA. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $21,635. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
UAA does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 87% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Alaska Vocational Technical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Alaska. AVTEC is a public institution located in Seward, Alaska. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 26 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 27% were women.
With a ranking of #6, Ilisagvik College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Barrow, Alaska, the very small public school handed out 6 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Ilisagvik College, expect to pay an average of $5,260 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ilisagvik College does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2020-2021 about 86% 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 6 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.