Trade Schools and Career Colleges
In United States2,004 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 $14,573 for out-of-state students. The amount is average over all vocational programs and it varies by area of study and program length.
- Total 295,692 students have enrolled in such trade schools an career colleges and, of that, 5,860 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 14.44 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools is $4,693.
- The average graduation rate is 70.5%.
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 | 18 | $14,454 | 1,877 | 67.9% | $4,747 | 17 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 33 | $14,646 | 2,496 | 62.9% | $4,662 | 14 to 1 |
| Arizona | 46 | $15,080 | 8,118 | 74.6% | $4,201 | 15 to 1 |
| California | 222 | $16,214 | 40,901 | 75.0% | $4,968 | 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 | 138 | $12,173 | 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 | 93 | $16,513 | 10,222 | 69.1% | $4,653 | 13 to 1 |
| Indiana | 32 | $16,476 | 3,678 | 59.2% | $4,548 | 14 to 1 |
| Kansas | 13 | $15,453 | 2,582 | 74.2% | $4,781 | 11 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 21 | $15,288 | 1,752 | 53.6% | $4,878 | 16 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 55 | $15,077 | 7,724 | 66.4% | $5,393 | 14 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | $13,686 | 5,440 | 71.4% | $4,207 | 12 to 1 |
| Maryland | 27 | $18,182 | 4,437 | 65.0% | $3,871 | 17 to 1 |
| Maine | 5 | $15,807 | 782 | 78.6% | $4,204 | 13 to 1 |
| Michigan | 73 | $16,436 | 10,216 | 68.4% | $4,940 | 15 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 14 | $17,708 | 1,638 | 70.2% | $4,565 | 11 to 1 |
| Missouri | 57 | $13,505 | 3,641 | 70.0% | $5,617 | 11 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 17 | $14,213 | 2,338 | 72.1% | $5,238 | 15 to 1 |
| Montana | 5 | $13,274 | 113 | 78.3% | $4,846 | 11 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 32 | $16,528 | 4,764 | 69.8% | $4,829 | 14 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $12,932 | 49 | 90.7% | $7,972 | 11 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $18,393 | 886 | 78.3% | $4,092 | 10 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 65 | $16,147 | 11,588 | 68.6% | $4,387 | 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 | 133 | $14,216 | 17,173 | 75.6% | $5,011 | 15 to 1 |
| Ohio | 85 | $11,538 | 9,736 | 75.5% | $4,892 | 11 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 58 | $8,620 | 16,728 | 67.9% | $4,494 | 12 to 1 |
| Oregon | 9 | $16,117 | 1,142 | 74.7% | $4,036 | 24 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 101 | $16,345 | 9,850 | 71.0% | $4,715 | 13 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 49 | $9,231 | 7,426 | 66.2% | $5,274 | 19 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | $17,051 | 1,822 | 75.3% | $4,100 | 13 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 29 | $14,439 | 3,108 | 61.8% | $4,679 | 15 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 43 | $14,588 | 3,990 | 65.1% | $4,539 | 14 to 1 |
| Texas | 171 | $14,061 | 25,984 | 66.7% | $4,636 | 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 | 28 | $14,605 | 3,039 | 72.0% | $4,641 | 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 |