2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Nebraska 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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Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the most popular school in Nebraska for trade school students working on their basic certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Grand Island, Nebraska, and it awarded 1,309 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Central Community College is $3,300. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $4,710. Of those students who received their degree, 36% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Central Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 72% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list. MCC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 257 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from Nebraska who attend MCC full time pay an average of $3,285 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $4,815. Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.
MCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 45% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the medium-sized public school awarded 133 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Students from Nebraska who attend Southeast Community College full time pay an average of $3,276 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $3,864. Of those students who received their degree, 32% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Southeast Community College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Nebraska. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 70 students in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xenon International Academy-Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list. Xenon International School of hair Design is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 64 basic certificates to qualified students.
Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #6, College of Hair Design-East Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the very small private for-profit school awarded 62 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #7, Clarkson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Clarkson College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 basic certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Clarkson College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 94% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Northeast Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska ranking. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 129 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Northeast is $3,840. Out-of-state students pay an average of $5,130. Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
Northeast does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Western Nebraska Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. WNCC is a public institution located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at WNCC is $2,976. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $3,072. Around 29% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that WNCC does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
College of Hair Design-Downtown came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Mid-Plains Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list. Mid-Plains Community College is located in North Platte, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 basic certificates to qualified students.
Students from Nebraska who attend Mid-Plains Community College full time pay an average of $3,480 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $4,380. Of those students who received their degree, 49% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mid-Plains Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 55% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Nebraska Indian Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs.
Online courses are available at NICC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2020-2021 year, about 97% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Bryan College of Health Sciences came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Bryan College of Health Sciences is $17,870. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Bryan College of Health Sciences. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
Creighton University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs.
If you want to attend Creighton, expect to pay an average of $45,638 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Creighton does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2020-2021 about 37% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list. Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Nebraska Methodist College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $16,147. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at Nebraska Methodist College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 68% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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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