2026 Rankings - Page 2
Best Trade Colleges in America
Rankings 26-50 of 2,817 trade and vocational colleges
2,817
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1,048
Full Data Rankings
1,769
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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Showing 26-50 of 2,817 ranked schools
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#26
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
#27
Complete Data Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.1
76.1 / 100
Completion 92%
72.5% complete programs Retention 98%
87% retained Productivity 86%
57 completions Enrollment 171
Programs 4 fields
Tuition (In-State) $17,895
#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 The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
McAllen, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76
76 / 100
Completion 99%
85.9% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 92%
522 completions Enrollment 1,279
Programs 1 fields
#30
Complete Data Eastern Virginia Career College
Fredericksburg, VA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.8
75.8 / 100
Completion 99%
86.1% complete programs Retention 81%
74% retained Productivity 95%
173 completions Enrollment 361
Programs 2 fields
#31
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.8
75.8 / 100
Completion 94%
75.1% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 89%
503 completions Enrollment 1,372
Programs 2 fields
#32
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%
434 completions Enrollment 152
Programs 1 fields
#33
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
#34
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
#35
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
Denver, CO
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.4
75.4 / 100
Completion 81%
58.7% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 95%
856 completions Enrollment 1,858
Programs 3 fields
#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 Pennco Tech-Bristol
Bristol, PA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.2
75.2 / 100
Completion 92%
72% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 92%
377 completions Enrollment 922
Programs 3 fields
#38
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville
Nashville, TN
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.1
75.1 / 100
Completion 85%
64% complete programs Retention 92%
80% retained Productivity 92%
745 completions Enrollment 1,864
Programs 2 fields
#39
Complete Data Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
Manati, PR
Public
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Completion 99%
85.7% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 65%
87 completions Enrollment 453
Programs 6 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,500
#40
Complete Data Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI
Public
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Completion 81%
58.5% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 71%
1474 completions Enrollment 6,621
Programs 17 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,375
#41
Complete Data Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Completion 90%
70% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 100%
590 completions Enrollment 297
Programs 1 fields
#42
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
Avondale, AZ
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Completion 91%
71.1% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 89%
1158 completions Enrollment 3,145
Programs 2 fields
#43
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
#44
Complete Data North Central Kansas Technical College
Beloit, KS
Public
Overall Score 74.9
74.9 / 100
Completion 84%
63.2% complete programs Retention 97%
86% retained Productivity 75%
428 completions Enrollment 1,700
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,440
#45
Complete Data Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.8
74.8 / 100
Completion 83%
62.5% complete programs Retention 93%
81% retained Productivity 87%
873 completions Enrollment 2,538
Programs 6 fields
#46
Complete Data Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology
Inglewood, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.8
74.8 / 100
Completion 88%
68.3% complete programs Retention 98%
88% retained Productivity 91%
208 completions Enrollment 545
Programs 1 fields
#47
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
#48
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
#49
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%
1368 completions Enrollment 2,149
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,335
#50
Complete Data Lamson Institute
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.1
74.1 / 100
Completion 94%
76.1% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 90%
287 completions Enrollment 774
Programs 4 fields