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2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Maine 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.
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Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the most popular school in Maine for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Bangor, Maine, the small public school awarded 78 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
Students from Maine who attend Eastern Maine Community College full time pay an average of $3,877 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,757. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,665 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
Eastern Maine Community College 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Technical Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Northeast Technical Institute accumulate an average of $8,077 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Empire Beauty School-Maine is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Empire Beauty School-Maine is a very small private for-profit school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 74 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,856 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 99% were women.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Maine. This medium-sized public school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 72 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $3,797 in tuition and fees if they attend SMCC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,677. Around 39% of those degree recipients were women.
SMCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 71% 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 Northern Maine Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This very small public school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 16 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Maine pay an average of $3,730 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Northern Maine Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,610. Around 31% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Northern Maine Community College does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 61% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Beal College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Beal College is a private for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 23 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Beal College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 95% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Capilo School of Hair Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. This very small private for-profit school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 54 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,229 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 98% were women.
Washington County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Washington County Community College is located in Calais, Maine and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Full-time students from Maine pay an average of $3,687 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Washington County Community College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,567. Of those students who received their degree, 16% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Washington County Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook 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 #9 on the list. Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook is a very small private for-profit school situated in Westbrook, Maine. It awarded 43 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook accumulate an average of $6,639 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 98% were women.
Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Located in Fairfield, Maine, the small public school handed out 43 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Maine pay an average of $3,687 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Kennebec Valley Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,567. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $7,880 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Kennebec Valley Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
The Landing School came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine ranking. The Landing School is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arundel, Maine. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 51 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend The Landing School, expect to pay an average of $26,012 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 8% of those degree recipients were women.
University of Maine at Augusta 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 #12 on the list. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 36 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Maine pay an average of $8,378 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UMA. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $19,778. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $36,057 in student loans. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMA does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2020-2021 about 79% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Maine College of Health Professions landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. MCHP is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
If you want to attend MCHP, expect to pay an average of $16,238 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, MCHP is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
Central Maine Community College 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 #14 on the list. Located in Auburn, Maine, the small public school handed out 26 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Central Maine Technical College is $3,760. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,640. Of those students who received their degree, 31% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Central Maine Technical College. In 2020-2021 about 57% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Maine at Fort Kent came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine ranking.
Full-time students from Maine pay an average of $8,542 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UMFK. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $13,312.
One thing to take note of is that UMFK does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 63% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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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.