2026 Rankings · WA
Best Trade Colleges in Washington
21 ranked trade colleges in Washington out of 2,672 nationally
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#1 in WA
#17 nationally
#1
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
See all rankings for Pima Medical Institute-SeattleSeattle, WA
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Overall Score 77.4
77.4 / 100
Completion 96%
79.1% complete programs Retention 98%
91% retained Productivity 89%
321 completions Enrollment 471
Programs 2 fields
#2 in WA
#25 nationally
#2
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Renton
See all rankings for Pima Medical Institute-RentonRenton, WA
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Overall Score 76.7
76.7 / 100
Completion 95%
77.6% complete programs Retention 91%
79% retained Productivity 95%
388 completions Enrollment 456
Programs 2 fields
#3 in WA
#338 nationally
#3
Complete Data Carrington College-Spokane
See all rankings for Carrington College-SpokaneSpokane, WA
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Overall Score 57.3
57.3 / 100
Completion 96%
79.8% complete programs Retention 15%
55% retained Productivity 94%
281 completions Enrollment 353
Programs 2 fields
#4 in WA
#1155 nationally
#4
Partial Data Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology
See all rankings for Victoria's Academy of CosmetologyKennewick, WA
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Overall Score 66.8
66.8 / 100
Retention 65%
88% retained Productivity 97%
67 completions Enrollment 34
Programs 2 fields
#5 in WA
#1217 nationally
#5
Partial Data Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
See all rankings for Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-EverettEverett, WA
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Overall Score 64.6
64.6 / 100
Retention 68%
89% retained Productivity 76%
1092 completions Enrollment 1,172
Programs 1 fields
#6 in WA
#1251 nationally
#6
Partial Data International Beauty Education Center
See all rankings for International Beauty Education CenterSpokane, WA
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Overall Score 63.6
63.6 / 100
Retention 78%
93% retained Productivity 79%
143 completions Enrollment 146
Programs 1 fields
#7 in WA
#1326 nationally
#7
Partial Data Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus
See all rankings for Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver CampusVancouver, WA
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Overall Score 61.2
61.2 / 100
Retention 87%
100% retained Productivity 62%
99 completions Enrollment 122
Programs 1 fields
#8 in WA
#1357 nationally
#8
Partial Data Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness
See all rankings for Zorganics Institute of Beauty and WellnessBellingham, WA
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Overall Score 60.3
60.3 / 100
Retention 87%
100% retained Productivity 46%
24 completions Enrollment 35
Programs 2 fields
#9 in WA
#1504 nationally
#9
Partial Data Studio Beauty School
See all rankings for Studio Beauty SchoolSpokane Valley, WA
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Overall Score 56.6
56.6 / 100
Retention 60%
86% retained Productivity 91%
103 completions Enrollment 81
Programs 1 fields
#10 in WA
#1567 nationally
#10
Partial Data Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
See all rankings for Paul Mitchell the School-RichlandRichland, WA
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Overall Score 54.5
54.5 / 100
Retention 60%
86% retained Productivity 63%
209 completions Enrollment 256
Programs 1 fields
#11 in WA
#1588 nationally
#11
Partial Data Northwest HVAC/R Training Center
See all rankings for Northwest HVAC/R Training CenterSpokane, WA
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Overall Score 53.7
53.7 / 100
Retention 73%
91% retained Productivity 72%
45 completions Enrollment 50
Programs 1 fields
#12 in WA
#1608 nationally
#12
Partial Data Divers Institute of Technology
See all rankings for Divers Institute of TechnologySeattle, WA
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Overall Score 53
53 / 100
Retention 41%
78% retained Productivity 87%
224 completions Enrollment 198
Programs 1 fields
#13 in WA
#1739 nationally
#13
Partial Data Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane
See all rankings for Paul Mitchell the School-SpokaneSpokane Valley, WA
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Overall Score 49.1
49.1 / 100
Retention 80%
94% retained Productivity 17%
138 completions Enrollment 296
Programs 1 fields
#14 in WA
#1748 nationally
#14
Partial Data UEI College-Tacoma
See all rankings for UEI College-TacomaTacoma, WA
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Overall Score 49
49 / 100
Retention 28%
71% retained Productivity 46%
471 completions Enrollment 689
Programs 2 fields
#15 in WA
#1785 nationally
#15
Partial Data Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline
See all rankings for Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-ShorelineShoreline, WA
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Overall Score 48
48 / 100
Retention 58%
85% retained Productivity 55%
99 completions Enrollment 131
Programs 1 fields
#16 in WA
#2113 nationally
#16
Partial Data Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way
See all rankings for Paul Mitchell the School-Federal WayFederal Way, WA
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Overall Score 38.5
38.5 / 100
Retention 53%
83% retained Productivity 28%
81 completions Enrollment 147
Programs 1 fields
#17 in WA
#2183 nationally
#17
Partial Data Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle
See all rankings for Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute SeattleSeattle, WA
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Overall Score 36.2
36.2 / 100
Retention 35%
75% retained Productivity 44%
104 completions Enrollment 154
Programs 1 fields
#18 in WA
#2269 nationally
#18
Partial Data Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy
See all rankings for Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa AcademyYakima, WA
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Overall Score 33
33 / 100
Retention 15%
58% retained Productivity 31%
68 completions Enrollment 118
Programs 2 fields
#19 in WA
#2339 nationally
#19
Partial Data Centralia Beauty College
See all rankings for Centralia Beauty CollegeCentralia, WA
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Overall Score 29.8
29.8 / 100
Retention 44%
80% retained Productivity 21%
45 completions Enrollment 90
Programs 1 fields
#20 in WA
#2461 nationally
#20
Partial Data Summit Salon Academy
See all rankings for Summit Salon AcademyTacoma, WA
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Overall Score 24.8
24.8 / 100
Retention 1%
10% retained Productivity 53%
102 completions Enrollment 138
Programs 1 fields
#21 in WA
#2490 nationally
#21
Partial Data Stylemaster College of Hair Design
Longview, WA
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Overall Score 23.4
23.4 / 100
Retention 22%
67% retained Productivity 39%
32 completions Enrollment 50
Programs 1 fields
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