2026 Value Rankings

Best Value Trade Colleges

Data-driven rankings of 972 trade colleges based on affordability, financial aid, completion rates, and student outcomes

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Rankings based on IPEDS data: net price, completion rates, loan burden, financial aid generosity, and retention.
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#1
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Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

Public
Overall Score
81.7 / 100
81.7
Net Price
100%
$1,665
Completion
38%
31.9% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 12,339
Programs 28 fields
Average Net Price $1,665 Tuition: $1,340
#2
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Rome, GA

Public
Overall Score
81.1 / 100
81.1
Net Price
99%
$2,310
Completion
68%
50% complete
Loan Rate
86%
4% borrow
Enrollment 12,514
Programs 16 fields
Average Net Price $2,310 Tuition: $2,400
#3
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Salina Area Technical College

Salina, KS

Public
Overall Score
80.2 / 100
80.2
Net Price
84%
$6,045
Completion
95%
80.9% complete
Loan Rate
68%
11% borrow
Enrollment 1,889
Programs 10 fields
Average Net Price $6,045 Tuition: $5,760
#4
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Northeast Alabama Community College

Rainsville, AL

Public
Overall Score
79.7 / 100
79.7
Net Price
99%
$1,955
Completion
59%
41.1% complete
Loan Rate
66%
12% borrow
Enrollment 5,319
Programs 12 fields
Average Net Price $1,955 Tuition: $3,810
#5
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College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

Public
Overall Score
79.5 / 100
79.5
Net Price
100%
$1,398
Completion
43%
33.5% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 24,625
Programs 32 fields
Average Net Price $1,398 Tuition: $1,288
#6
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San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

Public
Overall Score
79.3 / 100
79.3
Net Price
99%
$2,682
Completion
34%
31.1% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 25,423
Programs 26 fields
Average Net Price $2,682 Tuition: $1,104
#7
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Mt San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

Public
Overall Score
79 / 100
79
Net Price
90%
$5,186
Completion
50%
35.9% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 52,462
Programs 33 fields
Average Net Price $5,186 Tuition: $1,288
#8
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Washington County Community College

Calais, ME

Public
Overall Score
78.9 / 100
78.9
Net Price
96%
$3,994
Completion
65%
45.5% complete
Loan Rate
80%
7% borrow
Enrollment 1,190
Programs 13 fields
Average Net Price $3,994 Tuition: $2,880
#9
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Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Public
Overall Score
78.8 / 100
78.8
Net Price
98%
$3,370
Completion
48%
35.5% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 20,453
Programs 29 fields
Average Net Price $3,370 Tuition: $1,340
#10
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Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College

Cumberland, KY

Public
Overall Score
78.1 / 100
78.1
Net Price
94%
$4,614
Completion
58%
40.4% complete
Loan Rate
70%
10% borrow
Enrollment 5,846
Programs 15 fields
Average Net Price $4,614 Tuition: $4,464
#11
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Citrus College

Glendora, CA

Public
Overall Score
78 / 100
78
Net Price
89%
$5,411
Completion
52%
36.8% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 18,087
Programs 29 fields
Average Net Price $5,411 Tuition: $1,104
#12
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Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

Public
Overall Score
77.9 / 100
77.9
Net Price
95%
$4,523
Completion
73%
56.3% complete
Loan Rate
63%
13% borrow
Enrollment 1,881
Programs 14 fields
Average Net Price $4,523 Tuition: $2,790
#13
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Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Public
Overall Score
77.8 / 100
77.8
Net Price
88%
$5,492
Completion
44%
33.6% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 42,391
Programs 32 fields
Average Net Price $5,492 Tuition: $1,104
#14
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Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

Public
Overall Score
77.7 / 100
77.7
Net Price
99%
$2,754
Completion
68%
49.1% complete
Loan Rate
58%
15% borrow
Enrollment 3,066
Programs 11 fields
Average Net Price $2,754 Tuition: $7,860
#15
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Irvine Valley College

Irvine, CA

Public
Overall Score
77.1 / 100
77.1
Net Price
90%
$5,189
Completion
49%
35.7% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 21,348
Programs 31 fields
Average Net Price $5,189 Tuition: $1,104
#16
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Spoon River College

Canton, IL

Public
Overall Score
77 / 100
77
Net Price
95%
$4,520
Completion
62%
43.7% complete
Loan Rate
80%
7% borrow
Enrollment 2,294
Programs 11 fields
Average Net Price $4,520 Tuition: $10,620
#17
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Wytheville Community College

Wytheville, VA

Public
Overall Score
77 / 100
77
Net Price
90%
$5,174
Completion
58%
40.5% complete
Loan Rate
90%
3% borrow
Enrollment 3,834
Programs 12 fields
Average Net Price $5,174 Tuition: $4,758
#18
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Reedley College

Reedley, CA

Public
Overall Score
76.9 / 100
76.9
Net Price
97%
$3,803
Completion
38%
32.1% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 15,332
Programs 28 fields
Average Net Price $3,803 Tuition: $1,288
#19
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Moreno Valley College

Moreno Valley, CA

Public
Overall Score
76.6 / 100
76.6
Net Price
95%
$4,543
Completion
31%
30.3% complete
Loan Rate
100%
1% borrow
Enrollment 18,290
Programs 22 fields
Average Net Price $4,543 Tuition: $1,380
#20
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, MS

Public
Overall Score
76.2 / 100
76.2
Net Price
91%
$5,098
Completion
60%
41.5% complete
Loan Rate
76%
8% borrow
Enrollment 5,122
Programs 30 fields
Average Net Price $5,098 Tuition: $3,500
#21
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, PA

Public
Overall Score
76.1 / 100
76.1
Net Price
85%
$5,866
Completion
90%
73.6% complete
Loan Rate
21%
64% borrow
Enrollment 2,216
Programs 9 fields
Average Net Price $5,866 Tuition: $9,000
#22
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Bowling Green, KY

Public
Overall Score
75.4 / 100
75.4
Net Price
80%
$6,532
Completion
62%
43% complete
Loan Rate
70%
10% borrow
Enrollment 9,373
Programs 11 fields
Average Net Price $6,532 Tuition: $4,464
#23
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Edgecombe Community College

Tarboro, NC

Public
Overall Score
75.3 / 100
75.3
Net Price
92%
$4,927
Completion
53%
37.7% complete
Loan Rate
50%
19% borrow
Enrollment 2,051
Programs 14 fields
Average Net Price $4,927 Tuition: $2,432
#24
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Bates Technical College

Tacoma, WA

Public
Overall Score
75.2 / 100
75.2
Net Price
81%
$6,434
Completion
54%
38.1% complete
Loan Rate
93%
2% borrow
Enrollment 7,088
Programs 17 fields
Average Net Price $6,434 Tuition: $4,131
#25
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Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL

Public
Overall Score
75.2 / 100
75.2
Net Price
99%
$1,704
Completion
17%
26% complete
Loan Rate
90%
3% borrow
Enrollment 20,528
Programs 18 fields
Average Net Price $1,704 Tuition: $7,968
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