2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire
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Our 2023 rankings named Manchester Community College the most popular school in New Hampshire for trade school students working on their basic certificate. MCC is a public institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 110 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $7,090 in tuition and fees if they attend MCC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,340. Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at MCC. In 2020-2021 about 60% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Empire Beauty School-Hooksett helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in New Hampshire. Located in Hooksett, New Hampshire, the very small private for-profit school handed out 44 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Empire Beauty School-Somersworth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. Empire Beauty School-Somersworth is a private for-profit institution located in Somersworth, New Hampshire. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 52 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend White Mountains Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. White Mountains Community College is a very small public school situated in Berlin, New Hampshire. It awarded 65 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees if they attend White Mountains Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,300. Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at White Mountains Community College. In 2020-2021 about 55% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Great Bay Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Great Bay Community College is a public institution located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from New Hampshire who attend Great Bay Community College full time pay an average of $7,200 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,450. Around 30% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Great Bay Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics - A Paul Mitchell Partner School
Michaels School of Hair Design and Esthetics - A Paul Mitchell Partner School ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Bedford, New Hampshire, and it awarded 35 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.
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River Valley Community College 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 #7 on the list. Located in Claremont, New Hampshire, the very small public school handed out 27 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $6,940 in tuition and fees if they attend NH Community Technical College - Claremont full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,190. Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at NH Community Technical College - Claremont. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
NHTI-Concord’s Community College 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 #7 on the list. NHTI is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 117 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $7,200 in tuition and fees if they attend NHTI full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,450. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at NHTI. In 2020-2021 about 54% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. This very small private for-profit school is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it awarded 18 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
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Empire Beauty School-Laconia 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. Empire Beauty School-Laconia is a very small private for-profit school situated in Laconia, New Hampshire. It awarded 25 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Lakes Region Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Lakes Region Community College is located in Laconia, New Hampshire and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 basic certificates to qualified students.
Students from New Hampshire who attend Lakes Region Community College full time pay an average of $6,720 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $14,970. Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.
Online courses are available at Lakes Region Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 39% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Nashua Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, the small public school handed out 30 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $7,140 in tuition and fees if they attend Nashua Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,390. Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at Nashua Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Paul Mitchell the School Portsmouth ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. Paul Mitchell the School Portsmouth is a very small private for-profit school located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire that handed out 1 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #13, New England School of Hair Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. New England School of Hair Design is a very small private for-profit school situated in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. It awarded 2 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
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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.
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