Trade Schools and Career Colleges
In United States2,077 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 $14,552 for out-of-state students. The amount is average over all vocational programs and it varies by area of study and program length.
- Total 309,341 students have enrolled in such trade schools an career colleges and, of that, 5,641 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 14.74 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools is $4,824.
- The average graduation rate is 70.1%.
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 | 259 | 95.0% | $6,280 | 12 to 1 |
| Alabama | 17 | $14,742 | 1,579 | 62.3% | $5,224 | 18 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 38 | $15,136 | 2,204 | 62.1% | $5,067 | 14 to 1 |
| Arizona | 47 | $15,430 | 8,950 | 75.2% | $4,360 | 15 to 1 |
| California | 231 | $16,254 | 45,227 | 70.3% | $4,845 | 18 to 1 |
| Colorado | 24 | $13,890 | 6,943 | 69.3% | $4,113 | 14 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 42 | $16,350 | 6,535 | 71.4% | $4,816 | 12 to 1 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $18,850 | 545 | 57.0% | $4,110 | 21 to 1 |
| Delaware | 9 | $13,393 | 1,592 | 64.2% | $5,251 | 15 to 1 |
| Florida | 145 | $11,922 | 25,817 | 72.8% | $4,323 | 14 to 1 |
| Georgia | 36 | $17,397 | 6,174 | 64.3% | $4,467 | 15 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 5 | $30,812 | 233 | 74.0% | $4,628 | 9 to 1 |
| Iowa | 2 | $12,833 | 71 | 100.0% | $3,079 | 9 to 1 |
| Idaho | 7 | $13,925 | 530 | 80.4% | $4,256 | 12 to 1 |
| Illinois | 95 | $16,465 | 11,515 | 67.8% | $5,008 | 14 to 1 |
| Indiana | 39 | $16,609 | 3,822 | 69.0% | $4,791 | 15 to 1 |
| Kansas | 15 | $14,007 | 2,906 | 68.3% | $4,779 | 12 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 22 | $15,376 | 1,701 | 59.9% | $4,903 | 17 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 56 | $14,935 | 8,201 | 65.0% | $5,015 | 14 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 52 | $13,804 | 5,560 | 74.7% | $4,768 | 12 to 1 |
| Maryland | 27 | $18,160 | 4,353 | 64.4% | $3,901 | 18 to 1 |
| Maine | 7 | $15,373 | 808 | 77.8% | $4,144 | 14 to 1 |
| Michigan | 75 | $16,386 | 9,327 | 70.3% | $5,417 | 15 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 13 | $18,370 | 2,005 | 66.9% | $5,067 | 13 to 1 |
| Missouri | 59 | $13,178 | 3,784 | 74.6% | $5,545 | 11 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | $14,157 | 2,389 | 67.7% | $5,266 | 16 to 1 |
| Montana | 5 | $13,274 | 178 | 85.0% | $5,072 | 15 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 32 | $16,528 | 4,345 | 68.0% | $4,673 | 15 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $12,932 | 45 | 85.5% | $10,604 | 11 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $18,394 | 1,060 | 82.6% | $5,174 | 12 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 63 | $16,040 | 12,329 | 71.3% | $4,249 | 16 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 10 | $15,080 | 1,613 | 64.6% | $4,671 | 16 to 1 |
| Nevada | 19 | $17,217 | 4,185 | 68.4% | $4,423 | 12 to 1 |
| New York | 129 | $13,848 | 16,840 | 75.1% | $5,124 | 14 to 1 |
| Ohio | 88 | $11,867 | 10,451 | 74.1% | $5,088 | 11 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 58 | $8,811 | 16,450 | 62.8% | $4,304 | 12 to 1 |
| Oregon | 9 | $15,623 | 1,123 | 71.3% | $4,000 | 15 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 101 | $16,525 | 10,521 | 70.7% | $5,123 | 13 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 59 | $10,434 | 7,735 | 70.2% | $5,322 | 21 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | $17,552 | 1,958 | 66.2% | $4,169 | 16 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 27 | $14,310 | 3,264 | 62.4% | $4,731 | 15 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 44 | $14,457 | 4,648 | 69.0% | $4,886 | 15 to 1 |
| Texas | 183 | $13,865 | 26,870 | 66.2% | $4,624 | 17 to 1 |
| Utah | 38 | $12,696 | 13,751 | 75.5% | $4,442 | 11 to 1 |
| Virginia | 36 | $13,504 | 3,077 | 72.3% | $4,283 | 13 to 1 |
| Vermont | 2 | $17,750 | 115 | 81.5% | $7,820 | 15 to 1 |
| Washington | 28 | $14,605 | 3,407 | 73.2% | $5,311 | 15 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | $17,519 | 1,194 | 68.2% | $4,651 | 11 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 22 | $7,818 | 1,109 | 79.2% | $5,411 | 12 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $16,200 | 43 | 67.0% | $5,089 | 15 to 1 |