2026 Value Rankings
Best Value Trade Colleges
Data-driven rankings of 958 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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Top Value Trade Colleges
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#1
Complete Data Salina Area Technical College
Salina, KS
Public
Overall Score 82.9
82.9 / 100
Net Price 82%
$6,482 Completion 95%
80.9% complete Loan Rate 65%
12% borrow Enrollment 1,016
Programs 10 fields
Average Net Price $6,482 Tuition (excl. fees): $5,760
#2
Complete Data Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA
Public
Overall Score 81.2
81.2 / 100
Net Price 100%
$1,085 Completion 38%
31.9% complete Loan Rate 100%
1% borrow Enrollment 7,361
Programs 28 fields
Average Net Price $1,085 Tuition (excl. fees): $1,340
#3
Complete Data Southwest College for the Deaf
Big Spring, TX
Public
Overall Score 79.5
79.5 / 100
Net Price 96%
$3,832 Completion 39%
32.2% complete Loan Rate 82%
6% borrow Enrollment 47
Programs 11 fields
Average Net Price $3,832 Tuition (excl. fees): $4,320
#4
Complete Data Southwestern Community College
Sylva, NC
Public
Overall Score 78.8
78.8 / 100
Net Price 85%
$6,176 Completion 55%
39.3% complete Loan Rate 84%
5% borrow Enrollment 2,157
Programs 15 fields
Average Net Price $6,176 Tuition (excl. fees): $5,472
#5
Complete Data Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
Public
Overall Score 78
78 / 100
Net Price 97%
$3,437 Completion 49%
35.9% complete Loan Rate 90%
3% borrow Enrollment 2,720
Programs 14 fields
Average Net Price $3,437 Tuition (excl. fees): $13,543
#6
Complete Data Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA
Public
Overall Score 77.9
77.9 / 100
Net Price 87%
$5,821 Completion 49%
35.7% complete Loan Rate 100%
1% borrow Enrollment 13,018
Programs 31 fields
Average Net Price $5,821 Tuition (excl. fees): $1,104
#7
Complete Data Spoon River College
Canton, IL
Public
Overall Score 77.5
77.5 / 100
Net Price 95%
$4,153 Completion 62%
43.7% complete Loan Rate 79%
7% borrow Enrollment 1,247
Programs 11 fields
Average Net Price $4,153 Tuition (excl. fees): $10,620
#8
Complete Data College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
Public
Overall Score 77.3
77.3 / 100
Net Price 99%
$2,152 Completion 43%
33.5% complete Loan Rate 100%
1% borrow Enrollment 14,494
Programs 32 fields
Average Net Price $2,152 Tuition (excl. fees): $1,288
#9
Complete Data Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY
Public
Overall Score 77
77 / 100
Net Price 94%
$4,744 Completion 57%
40.4% complete Loan Rate 79%
7% borrow Enrollment 3,371
Programs 15 fields
Average Net Price $4,744 Tuition (excl. fees): $4,464
#10
Complete Data Washington County Community College
Calais, ME
Public
Overall Score 76.6
76.6 / 100
Net Price 92%
$5,149 Completion 64%
45.5% complete Loan Rate 79%
7% borrow Enrollment 805
Programs 13 fields
Average Net Price $5,149 Tuition (excl. fees): $2,880
#11
Complete Data Ventura College
Ventura, CA
Public
Overall Score 76.5
76.5 / 100
Net Price 99%
$2,522 Completion 48%
35.5% complete Loan Rate 100%
1% borrow Enrollment 12,222
Programs 30 fields
Average Net Price $2,522 Tuition (excl. fees): $1,340
#12
Complete Data Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
Public
Overall Score 76.1
76.1 / 100
Net Price 84%
$6,253 Completion 61%
43% complete Loan Rate 73%
9% borrow Enrollment 5,825
Programs 11 fields
Average Net Price $6,253 Tuition (excl. fees): $4,464
#13
Complete Data Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, VA
Public
Overall Score 75.5
75.5 / 100
Net Price 91%
$5,331 Completion 58%
40.5% complete Loan Rate 90%
3% borrow Enrollment 2,107
Programs 15 fields
Average Net Price $5,331 Tuition (excl. fees): $4,758
#14
Complete Data Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, MS
Public
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Net Price 91%
$5,363 Completion 59%
41.5% complete Loan Rate 70%
10% borrow Enrollment 2,932
Programs 30 fields
Average Net Price $5,363 Tuition (excl. fees): $3,500
#15
Complete Data Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY
Public
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Net Price 93%
$4,819 Completion 55%
39.3% complete Loan Rate 73%
9% borrow Enrollment 3,134
Programs 18 fields
Average Net Price $4,819 Tuition (excl. fees): $4,464
#16
Complete Data Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA
Public
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Net Price 81%
$6,617 Completion 68%
50% complete Loan Rate 87%
4% borrow Enrollment 7,282
Programs 17 fields
Average Net Price $6,617 Tuition (excl. fees): $2,400
#17
Complete Data Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA
Public
Overall Score 74.8
74.8 / 100
Net Price 85%
$6,148 Completion 67%
47.8% complete Loan Rate 70%
10% borrow Enrollment 6,185
Programs 19 fields
Average Net Price $6,148 Tuition (excl. fees): $2,400
#18
Complete Data Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL
Public
Overall Score 74.5
74.5 / 100
Net Price 98%
$2,915 Completion 17%
26% complete Loan Rate 90%
3% borrow Enrollment 11,296
Programs 18 fields
Average Net Price $2,915 Tuition (excl. fees): $7,968
#19
Complete Data Highland Community College
Freeport, IL
Public
Overall Score 74.4
74.4 / 100
Net Price 91%
$5,393 Completion 54%
38.5% complete Loan Rate 84%
5% borrow Enrollment 1,360
Programs 17 fields
Average Net Price $5,393 Tuition (excl. fees): $5,904
#20
Complete Data Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA
Public
Overall Score 74.4
74.4 / 100
Net Price 78%
$6,960 Completion 90%
73.6% complete Loan Rate 28%
56% borrow Enrollment 1,470
Programs 9 fields
Average Net Price $6,960 Tuition (excl. fees): $9,000
#21
Complete Data Citrus College
Glendora, CA
Public
Overall Score 74.2
74.2 / 100
Net Price 81%
$6,607 Completion 52%
36.8% complete Loan Rate 100%
1% borrow Enrollment 10,429
Programs 30 fields
Average Net Price $6,607 Tuition (excl. fees): $1,104
#22
Complete Data Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
Public
Overall Score 74.1
74.1 / 100
Net Price 98%
$2,905 Completion 37%
31.7% complete Loan Rate 82%
6% borrow Enrollment 8,828
Programs 16 fields
Average Net Price $2,905 Tuition (excl. fees): $1,800
#23
Complete Data Eastern Wyoming College
Torrington, WY
Public
Overall Score 73.9
73.9 / 100
Net Price 88%
$5,701 Completion 47%
35.2% complete Loan Rate 79%
7% borrow Enrollment 1,457
Programs 16 fields
Average Net Price $5,701 Tuition (excl. fees): $3,150
#24
Complete Data Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL
Public
Overall Score 73.7
73.7 / 100
Net Price 98%
$2,781 Completion 62%
44.6% complete Loan Rate 70%
10% borrow Enrollment 4,606
Programs 21 fields
Average Net Price $2,781 Tuition (excl. fees): $9,000
#25
Complete Data McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL
Public
Overall Score 73.6
73.6 / 100
Net Price 83%
$6,334 Completion 59%
41.2% complete Loan Rate 100%
1% borrow Enrollment 9,399
Programs 18 fields
Average Net Price $6,334 Tuition (excl. fees): $10,012