Trade Schools and Career Colleges
In United States1,965 trade schools, also called vocational schools, career colleges or technical colleges, are active.
Here, a trade school is less than 2 years and mostly private schools. For the tuition and academic statistics and searching schools for certain vocational programs, we include community colleges (public 2-4 years colleges).
- The 2022 average tuition & fees of trade schools is $14,570 for out-of-state students. The amount is average over all vocational programs and it varies by area of study and program length.
- Total 291,107 students have enrolled in such trade schools an career colleges and, of that, 5,795 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 14.51 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools is $4,697.
- The average graduation rate is 70.4%.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Vocational Programs
Trade Schools Statistics by State
| State | Number of Trade Schools | Average Tuition & Fees | Number of Students | Graduation Rate | Average Amount of Financial Aid | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1 | $4,572 | 185 | 92.0% | $2,911 | 12 to 1 |
| Alabama | 17 | $14,742 | 1,871 | 68.2% | $4,733 | 18 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 33 | $14,646 | 2,496 | 62.9% | $4,662 | 14 to 1 |
| Arizona | 44 | $15,053 | 8,022 | 75.5% | $4,197 | 15 to 1 |
| California | 219 | $16,212 | 40,837 | 75.0% | $4,974 | 17 to 1 |
| Colorado | 21 | $14,326 | 6,413 | 68.8% | $3,760 | 14 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 38 | $16,594 | 6,541 | 73.2% | $4,003 | 12 to 1 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $18,850 | 584 | 73.3% | $4,423 | 19 to 1 |
| Delaware | 9 | $13,393 | 1,347 | 67.3% | $4,646 | 14 to 1 |
| Florida | 139 | $12,088 | 26,297 | 75.1% | $4,230 | 15 to 1 |
| Georgia | 36 | $17,424 | 5,721 | 62.0% | $4,617 | 15 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 5 | $35,515 | 180 | 80.3% | $6,238 | 9 to 1 |
| Iowa | 1 | $8,750 | 27 | 67.0% | $3,187 | 7 to 1 |
| Idaho | 6 | $14,514 | 558 | 71.4% | $4,065 | 12 to 1 |
| Illinois | 92 | $16,592 | 9,943 | 68.6% | $4,666 | 12 to 1 |
| Indiana | 30 | $16,565 | 3,456 | 58.3% | $4,566 | 14 to 1 |
| Kansas | 13 | $15,453 | 2,582 | 74.2% | $4,781 | 11 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 20 | $15,527 | 1,736 | 52.6% | $4,963 | 16 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 55 | $14,927 | 7,761 | 67.3% | $5,422 | 14 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 48 | $13,722 | 5,335 | 71.6% | $4,252 | 12 to 1 |
| Maryland | 26 | $18,160 | 4,403 | 64.0% | $3,912 | 17 to 1 |
| Maine | 5 | $15,807 | 782 | 78.6% | $4,204 | 13 to 1 |
| Michigan | 71 | $16,217 | 9,509 | 68.9% | $4,915 | 15 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 13 | $18,370 | 1,634 | 69.7% | $4,507 | 12 to 1 |
| Missouri | 57 | $13,505 | 3,641 | 70.0% | $5,617 | 11 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | $14,157 | 1,651 | 72.7% | $5,220 | 15 to 1 |
| Montana | 5 | $13,274 | 113 | 78.3% | $4,846 | 11 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 30 | $16,555 | 4,720 | 67.6% | $4,896 | 15 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $12,932 | 49 | 90.7% | $7,972 | 11 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | $18,303 | 853 | 77.4% | $4,034 | 10 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 61 | $16,182 | 11,307 | 69.3% | $4,345 | 16 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 10 | $14,589 | 1,508 | 60.7% | $4,228 | 17 to 1 |
| Nevada | 15 | $16,932 | 2,620 | 67.7% | $4,174 | 11 to 1 |
| New York | 129 | $14,002 | 16,565 | 75.6% | $4,982 | 15 to 1 |
| Ohio | 82 | $11,636 | 9,336 | 75.9% | $4,902 | 11 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 55 | $8,162 | 16,483 | 67.8% | $4,536 | 11 to 1 |
| Oregon | 9 | $16,117 | 1,142 | 74.7% | $4,036 | 24 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 97 | $16,531 | 9,583 | 70.7% | $4,747 | 13 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 56 | $10,472 | 7,366 | 65.6% | $5,257 | 20 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | $17,952 | 1,757 | 73.4% | $4,083 | 13 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 27 | $14,310 | 3,010 | 60.8% | $4,655 | 16 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 42 | $14,524 | 3,929 | 66.2% | $4,519 | 14 to 1 |
| Texas | 168 | $14,120 | 25,816 | 66.6% | $4,635 | 17 to 1 |
| Utah | 37 | $12,491 | 12,844 | 70.8% | $3,974 | 12 to 1 |
| Virginia | 35 | $13,202 | 3,045 | 76.0% | $4,339 | 13 to 1 |
| Vermont | 2 | $17,750 | 177 | 82.5% | $6,786 | 12 to 1 |
| Washington | 26 | $14,533 | 2,967 | 72.0% | $4,622 | 14 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | $17,519 | 1,145 | 66.7% | $4,143 | 11 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 22 | $7,818 | 1,246 | 75.8% | $5,620 | 12 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $16,200 | 14 | 79.0% | $4,933 | 10 to 1 |