2026 Rankings
Best Trade Colleges in America
Data-driven rankings of 2,789 trade and vocational colleges based on student outcomes, retention, and program quality
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Full Data Rankings
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Partial Data Rankings
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Ranking Criteria
Rankings based on IPEDS data: completion rates, retention, program productivity, breadth, and institutional scale.
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#1
Complete Data Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
Willow Street, PA
Public
Overall Score 81.3
81.3 / 100
Completion 95%
77.6% complete programs Retention 99%
92% retained Productivity 93%
190 completions Enrollment 451
Programs 12 fields
#2
Complete Data MedQuest College
Louisville, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 81.1
81.1 / 100
Completion 99%
87.6% complete programs Retention 99%
90% retained Productivity 98%
399 completions Enrollment 426
Programs 3 fields
#3
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 79.1
79.1 / 100
Completion 97%
82.6% complete programs Retention 99%
93% retained Productivity 100%
436 completions Enrollment 238
Programs 1 fields
#4
Complete Data State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, MO
Public
Overall Score 78.8
78.8 / 100
Completion 89%
69.7% complete programs Retention 99%
90% retained Productivity 77%
907 completions Enrollment 3,580
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,270
#5
Complete Data Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, WI
Public
Overall Score 78.7
78.7 / 100
Completion 82%
60.3% complete programs Retention 81%
74% retained Productivity 92%
1955 completions Enrollment 4,853
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,524
#6
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Renton, WA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 78.5
78.5 / 100
Completion 95%
77.6% complete programs Retention 98%
88% retained Productivity 96%
393 completions Enrollment 728
Programs 2 fields
#7
Complete Data New Castle School of Trades
New Castle, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 78.4
78.4 / 100
Completion 98%
83.4% complete programs Retention 91%
79% retained Productivity 93%
410 completions Enrollment 1,009
Programs 4 fields
#8
Complete Data Advanced Technology Institute
Virginia Beach, VA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 78.3
78.3 / 100
Completion 95%
78.2% complete programs Retention 93%
81% retained Productivity 96%
328 completions Enrollment 637
Programs 3 fields
Tuition (In-State) $13,848
#9
Complete Data Douglas Education Center
Monessen, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 78.3
78.3 / 100
Completion 93%
73.5% complete programs Retention 98%
87% retained Productivity 97%
207 completions Enrollment 297
Programs 4 fields
Tuition (In-State) $18,800
#10
Complete Data Ohio Technical College
Cleveland, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 77.8
77.8 / 100
Completion 95%
78.1% complete programs Retention 100%
94% retained Productivity 90%
121 completions Enrollment 333
Programs 2 fields
#11
Complete Data FVI School of Nursing and Technology
Miami, FL
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 77.8
77.8 / 100
Completion 99%
85.6% complete programs Retention 91%
79% retained Productivity 97%
479 completions Enrollment 780
Programs 1 fields
#12
Complete Data Laurel Business Institute
Uniontown, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 77.7
77.7 / 100
Completion 96%
79.2% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 88%
213 completions Enrollment 629
Programs 7 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,680
#13
Complete Data Carrington College-Boise
Boise, ID
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 77.5
77.5 / 100
Completion 97%
81% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 93%
329 completions Enrollment 799
Programs 1 fields
#14
Complete Data Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD
Public
Overall Score 77.4
77.4 / 100
Completion 86%
66.1% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 82%
519 completions Enrollment 1,836
Programs 12 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,092
#15
Complete Data Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
Public
Overall Score 77.3
77.3 / 100
Completion 75%
50.6% complete programs Retention 69%
70% retained Productivity 94%
2954 completions Enrollment 6,600
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,139
#16
Complete Data Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD
Public
Overall Score 77.2
77.2 / 100
Completion 84%
62.9% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 77%
935 completions Enrollment 3,723
Programs 13 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,720
#17
Complete Data Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois
Falls Creek, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 77.1
77.1 / 100
Completion 98%
83.8% complete programs Retention 98%
88% retained Productivity 84%
42 completions Enrollment 139
Programs 3 fields
Tuition (In-State) $17,892
#18
Complete Data ATA College
Tulsa, OK
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.7
76.7 / 100
Completion 100%
93.9% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 88%
104 completions Enrollment 303
Programs 1 fields
Tuition (In-State) $14,200
#19
Complete Data San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
Temecula, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.7
76.7 / 100
Completion 96%
79.3% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 94%
520 completions Enrollment 1,190
Programs 5 fields
#20
Complete Data Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Washington, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.6
76.6 / 100
Completion 81%
57.8% complete programs Retention 99%
90% retained Productivity 97%
275 completions Enrollment 404
Programs 8 fields
Tuition (In-State) $12,654
#21
Complete Data Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.6
76.6 / 100
Completion 96%
80.2% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 91%
64 completions Enrollment 168
Programs 4 fields
Tuition (In-State) $17,892
#22
Complete Data Colorado School of Trades
Lakewood, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.5
76.5 / 100
Completion 97%
83.2% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 94%
89 completions Enrollment 202
Programs 1 fields
#23
Complete Data Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA
Public
Overall Score 76.4
76.4 / 100
Completion 93%
73.6% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 73%
508 completions Enrollment 2,216
Programs 9 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,000
#24
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Portland
Portland, OR
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.3
76.3 / 100
Completion 97%
83.2% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 98%
288 completions Enrollment 278
Programs 1 fields
#25
Complete Data Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.3
76.3 / 100
Completion 92%
72.5% complete programs Retention 98%
87% retained Productivity 87%
57 completions Enrollment 171
Programs 4 fields
Tuition (In-State) $17,895
#26
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
McAllen, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.2
76.2 / 100
Completion 99%
85.9% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 93%
522 completions Enrollment 1,279
Programs 1 fields
#27
Complete Data Eastern Virginia Career College
Fredericksburg, VA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76
76 / 100
Completion 99%
86.1% complete programs Retention 81%
74% retained Productivity 96%
173 completions Enrollment 361
Programs 2 fields
#28
Complete Data Laurel Technical Institute
Hermitage, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76
76 / 100
Completion 89%
69.1% complete programs Retention 93%
81% retained Productivity 93%
96 completions Enrollment 230
Programs 5 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,680
#29
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76
76 / 100
Completion 94%
75.1% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 90%
503 completions Enrollment 1,372
Programs 2 fields
#30
Complete Data Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
North Hollywood, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.8
75.8 / 100
Completion 88%
68.4% complete programs Retention 97%
86% retained Productivity 100%
302 completions Enrollment 152
Programs 1 fields
#31
Complete Data Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap, PA
Public
Overall Score 75.8
75.8 / 100
Completion 81%
58.4% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 98%
117 completions Enrollment 155
Programs 7 fields
#32
Complete Data Premiere Career College
Irwindale, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.5
75.5 / 100
Completion 96%
78.9% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 96%
83 completions Enrollment 164
Programs 2 fields
#33
Complete Data Pennco Tech-Bristol
Bristol, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.4
75.4 / 100
Completion 92%
72% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 93%
377 completions Enrollment 922
Programs 3 fields
#34
Complete Data North Central Kansas Technical College
Beloit, KS
Public
Overall Score 75.3
75.3 / 100
Completion 84%
63.2% complete programs Retention 97%
86% retained Productivity 77%
428 completions Enrollment 1,700
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,440
#35
Complete Data Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
Manati, PR
Public
Overall Score 75.2
75.2 / 100
Completion 99%
85.7% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 66%
87 completions Enrollment 453
Programs 6 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,500
#36
Complete Data Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Minden, LA
Public
Overall Score 75.2
75.2 / 100
Completion 77%
51.6% complete programs Retention 97%
85% retained Productivity 96%
1012 completions Enrollment 1,830
Programs 9 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,214
#37
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
Avondale, AZ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.2
75.2 / 100
Completion 91%
71.1% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 90%
1158 completions Enrollment 3,145
Programs 2 fields
#38
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-East Valley
Mesa, AZ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.9
74.9 / 100
Completion 98%
83.3% complete programs Retention 94%
82% retained Productivity 96%
388 completions Enrollment 661
Programs 2 fields
#39
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.9
74.9 / 100
Completion 90%
70.4% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 78%
564 completions Enrollment 2,194
Programs 3 fields
#40
Complete Data Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.8
74.8 / 100
Completion 90%
70% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 99%
493 completions Enrollment 297
Programs 1 fields
#41
Complete Data Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI
Public
Overall Score 74.7
74.7 / 100
Completion 81%
58.5% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 72%
1469 completions Enrollment 6,621
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,375
#42
Complete Data Carrington College-Tucson
Tucson, AZ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.6
74.6 / 100
Completion 90%
70.3% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 93%
321 completions Enrollment 767
Programs 2 fields
#43
Complete Data Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.4
74.4 / 100
Completion 96%
79.3% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 93%
642 completions Enrollment 1,549
Programs 1 fields
#44
Complete Data Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA
Public
Overall Score 74.4
74.4 / 100
Completion 81%
58.5% complete programs Retention 79%
73% retained Productivity 97%
1320 completions Enrollment 2,149
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,335
#45
Complete Data Salina Area Technical College
Salina, KS
Public
Overall Score 74.3
74.3 / 100
Completion 97%
80.9% complete programs Retention 81%
74% retained Productivity 75%
458 completions Enrollment 1,889
Programs 10 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,760
#46
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc-Motorcycle Mechanics Institute Division
Avondale, AZ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.3
74.3 / 100
Completion 93%
72.9% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 95%
463 completions Enrollment 1,024
Programs 1 fields
#47
Complete Data Northwest Kansas Technical College
Goodland, KS
Public
Overall Score 74.2
74.2 / 100
Completion 83%
62.7% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 82%
358 completions Enrollment 1,274
Programs 14 fields
#48
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.2
74.2 / 100
Completion 93%
72.9% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 85%
409 completions Enrollment 1,334
Programs 2 fields
#49
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.2
74.2 / 100
Completion 88%
68.6% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 91%
563 completions Enrollment 1,508
Programs 2 fields
#50
Complete Data College of Health Care Professions
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.1
74.1 / 100
Completion 100%
95.7% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 85%
274 completions Enrollment 898
Programs 1 fields