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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 analysis found Manchester Community College to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Hampshire. MCC is a small public school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 110 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from New Hampshire pay an average of $7,090 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend MCC. Out-of-state students 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Empire Beauty School-Hooksett. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in Hooksett, New Hampshire, the very small private for-profit school handed out 44 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Around 93% of those degree recipients 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 located in Somersworth, New Hampshire and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 basic certificates to qualified students.
Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means White Mountains Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Berlin, New Hampshire, the very small public school handed out 65 basic certificate awards 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. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,300. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at White Mountains Community College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Bay Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. Great Bay Community College is a small public school located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire that handed out 61 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from New Hampshire pay an average of $7,200 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Great Bay Community College. Those students who come from outside the state 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. In fact, around 86% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public institution located in Claremont, New Hampshire. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 27 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from New Hampshire who attend NH Community Technical College - Claremont full time pay an average of $6,940 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,190. Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
NH Community Technical College - Claremont does offer online classes for certain degree levels. 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. NHTI is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 117 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at NHTI is $7,200. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,450. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
NHTI 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. In fact, around 54% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 basic certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
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Empire Beauty School-Laconia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Located in Laconia, New Hampshire, the very small private for-profit school handed out 25 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Lakes Region Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire ranking. 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.
In-state students pay an average of $6,720 in tuition and fees if they attend Lakes Region Community College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $14,970. Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
Lakes Region Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 39% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Nashua Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, the small public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from New Hampshire pay an average of $7,140 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Nashua Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,390. Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Nashua Community College. In 2020-2021 about 43% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #13, Paul Mitchell the School Portsmouth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the very small private for-profit school handed out 1 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
New England School of Hair Design ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Hampshire list. West Lebanon, New Hampshire is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% 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.