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2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York
A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in New York to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 New York
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Our analysis found Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New York. Christine Valmy International School is located in New York, New York and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 889 basic certificates to qualified students.
Around 99% of those degree recipients were women.
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Out of the 70 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Access Careers landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 403 students in 2021-2022.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Hunter Business School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in New York. Levittown, New York is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 260 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Institute of Culinary Education is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate. New York, New York is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 691 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Institute of Culinary Education. In fact, around 1% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York list. Located in Levittown, New York, the very small private for-profit school handed out 315 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
Access Careers Islandia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Access Careers Islandia is located in Islandia, New York and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 242 basic certificates to qualified students.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics is a very small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 261 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 98% were women.
Erie 1 BOCES came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York ranking. Erie 1 BOCES is a very small public school situated in West Seneca, New York. It awarded 195 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Liverpool came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York ranking. NTTS is located in Liverpool, New York and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 233 basic certificates to qualified students.
Around 10% of those degree recipients were women.
Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Continental School of Beauty Culture, Rochester is a very small private for-profit school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 169 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
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New York Institute of Beauty landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. New York Institute of Beauty is a very small private for-profit school situated in Islandia, New York. It awarded 155 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 99% were women.
Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York list. Located in Liverpool, New York, the very small public school awarded 207 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 38% were women.
With a ranking of #13, New Age Training did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in New York, New York, the very small private for-profit school awarded 192 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Buffalo came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York ranking. This very small private for-profit school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 216 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 13% of those degree recipients were women.
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Aesthetic Science Institute ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York list. Located in Latham, New York, the very small private for-profit school handed out 133 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York ranking. Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers is a private for-profit institution located in Nanuet, New York. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 168 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
Berk Trade and Business School came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York ranking. This very small private for-profit school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 157 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 5% of those degree recipients were women.
Shear Ego International School of Hair Design landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. This very small private for-profit school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 95 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Shear Ego International School of Hair Design does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 6% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in white plains, New York, the very small private for-profit school handed out 137 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Around 99% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Berkowits School of Electrolysis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Forest Hills, New York, and it awarded 112 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Continental School of Beauty Culture, Mattydale landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. This very small private for-profit school is located in Mattydale, New York, and it awarded 85 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Aveda Institute - New York came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, the very small private for-profit school awarded 91 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 99% were women.
Electrical Training Center landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Electrical Training Center is a very small private for-profit school located in Copiague, New York that handed out 263 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 2% of those degree recipients were women.
Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Rochester, New York is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 124 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
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Brittany Beauty Academy came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New York ranking. This very small private for-profit school is located in Levittown, New York, and it awarded 117 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 99% of those degree recipients were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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.