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2023 Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Wyoming to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming
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Our analysis found Wyotech-Laramie to be the most popular school for trade school students in Wyoming. This very small private for-profit school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 680 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Wyotech-Laramie accumulate an average of $8,543 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $242, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Wyotech-Laramie graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $34,062 during the early year of their career. Around 5% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Wyoming Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school situated in Sheridan, Wyoming. It awarded 672 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Northern Wyoming Community College District accumulate an average of $10,931 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Northern Wyoming Community College District graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $41,878 during the early year of their career. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Laramie County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming list. LCCC is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 770 degrees to qualified students.
Degree recipients from LCCC accumulate an average of $12,609 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, LCCC graduates make an average of $50,717 annually. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Out of the 10 schools in Wyoming that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Casper, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 796 students in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $12,635 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from Casper College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $42,998 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Wyoming Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming list. This small public school is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it awarded 370 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from WWCC accumulate an average of $10,864 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, WWCC graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $55,885 during the early year of their career. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Eastern Wyoming College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming ranking. Eastern Wyoming College is a small public school situated in Torrington, Wyoming. It awarded 217 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $7,991 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, Eastern Wyoming College graduates make an average of $32,828 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
Central Wyoming College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. CWC is located in Riverton, Wyoming and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 337 degrees to qualified students.
On average, students take out $10,984 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, CWC graduates make an average of $55,357 annually. Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Northwest College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming list. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 278 students in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $13,055 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Northwest Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $37,731 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
University of Wyoming landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, the fairly large public school handed out 3,198 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,480 in student loans.After graduating from UW, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $44,258 during the early years of their career. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Cheeks Beauty Academy-Cheyenne came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Trade Schools in Wyoming ranking. Cheeks Beauty Academy-Cheyenne is a very small private for-profit school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming that handed out 26 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $7,363 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Cheeks Beauty Academy graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $18,450 during the early year of their career. Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 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.