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2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 504 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Learn more about these popular schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Charter College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Vancouver, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 1,013 students in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Charter College accumulate an average of $13,783 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
Charter College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in San Mateo, California, the small private for-profit school handed out 796 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,545 in student loans. Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Unitek College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in the Far Western US Region . Unitek College is a small private for-profit school situated in Fremont, California. It awarded 936 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Unitek College accumulate an average of $11,084 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Unitek College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Career College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the small private for-profit school awarded 986 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,214 in student loans. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Northwest Career College is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Institute of Technology is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Clovis, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 830 students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,356 in student loans. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #6, American Career College - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. American Career College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 763 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,701 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since American Career College - Los Angeles does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.
UEI College-Bakersfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UEI College-Bakersfield is a small private for-profit school situated in Bakersfield, California. It awarded 819 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from UEI College-Bakersfield accumulate an average of $8,988 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus is located in Huntington Park, California and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 768 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,819 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
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United Education Institute-Chula Vista came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. United Education Institute-Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,013 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,819 in student loans. Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
UEI College-Gardena ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UEI College-Gardena is a small private for-profit school situated in Gardena, California. It awarded 743 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,743 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UEI College-Gardena. In 2020-2021 about 1% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, American Career College - Ontario did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. American Career College - Ontario is a small private for-profit school situated in Ontario, California. It awarded 544 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,662 in student loans. Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at American Career College - Ontario. In 2020-2021 about 3% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Carrington College, Sacramento landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Sacramento, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 769 students in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Carrington College, Sacramento accumulate an average of $11,445 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at Carrington College, Sacramento, 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 71% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
UEI College-Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. This small private for-profit school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 765 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from UEI College-Riverside accumulate an average of $8,787 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
With a ranking of #14, United Education Institute-West Covina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. United Education Institute-West Covina is a small private for-profit school situated in West Covina, California. It awarded 804 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,819 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 35% of those degree recipients were women.
American Career College - Anaheim came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Anaheim, California, the small private for-profit school awarded 504 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,004 in student loans. Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
American Career College - Anaheim does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 8% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, UEI College-Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. UEI College-Fresno is a private for-profit institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 648 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,988 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
United Education Institute-Encino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Reseda, California, the very small private for-profit school awarded 548 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,862 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
With a ranking of #18, UEI College-Sacramento did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sacramento, California is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 604 students in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from UEI College-Sacramento accumulate an average of $8,730 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in Visalia, California that handed out 605 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,498 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 70% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
United Education Institute-Anaheim came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. United Education Institute-Anaheim is a private for-profit institution located in Garden Grove, California. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 706 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,862 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
United Education Institute-UEI College Stockton came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This very small private for-profit school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 440 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from United Education Institute-UEI College Stockton accumulate an average of $8,913 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 38% were women.
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United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos is a private for-profit institution located in Oceanside, California. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 593 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,862 in student loans. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
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With a ranking of #23, United Education Institute-Ontario did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Ontario, California, the very small private for-profit school handed out 570 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,862 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Perry Technical Institute ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Yakima, Washington, and it awarded 360 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Perry Tech accumulate an average of $14,160 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 17% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Perry Tech. In fact, around 9% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Southern California Institute of Technology came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This very small private for-profit school is located in Anaheim, California, and it awarded 331 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Southern California Institute of Technology, expect to pay an average of $19,190 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,635 in student loans. Around 4% of those degree recipients were women.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Trade Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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.
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