New York Trade Schools Comparison
Trade Schools in New York
For academic year 2019-2020, 126 trade schools are active in New York. We online include less than 2 years colleges (both for-profit and not-for-profit schools) offering 1 year and/or 1-2 years certificate programs.
- The 2020 average tuition & fees of trade schools in New York is $14,110. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 17,984 students have enrolled in trade schools in New York.
- The average students to faculty ratio of New York trade schools is 14.18 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in New York is $4,722.
- The average graduation rate is 77.70% in New York trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
126 Trade Schools in New York Comparison Table
| College Name | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | Online Student Population | Graduation Rate | Number of Programs Offered | Financial Aid Amount | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen School-Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY | $16,656 | 149 | - | 72% | 1 | $4,980 | 18 to 1 |
| Apex Technical School Long Island City, NY | $18,400 | 1,288 | - | 70% | 7 | $6,296 | 15 to 1 |
| Austin's School of Spa Technology Albany, NY | - | 101 | - | 59% | - | - | 16 to 1 |
| Berk Trade and Business School Long Island City, NY | $12,225 | 261 | - | 82% | 2 | $5,682 | 14 to 1 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy Brooklyn, NY | $14,500 | 105 | - | 85% | 5 | $5,174 | 7 to 1 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy Levittown, NY | $16,000 | 219 | - | 80% | 5 | $3,599 | 15 to 1 |
| American Beauty School Bronx, NY | $8,190 | 151 | - | 55% | 1 | $2,811 | 19 to 1 |
| Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers Nanuet, NY | $14,100 | 271 | - | 80% | 2 | $4,756 | 12 to 1 |
| Cheryl Fells School of Business Niagara Falls, NY | $7,600 | 17 | - | - | 4 | $3,866 | 9 to 1 |
| Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup New York, NY | $9,100 | 495 | - | 94% | 2 | $3,187 | 30 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Queens Astoria, NY | $12,750 | 141 | - | 55% | 1 | $4,072 | 21 to 1 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester Rochester, NY | $13,120 | 335 | - | 68% | 4 | $3,685 | 20 to 1 |
| The International Culinary Center New York, NY | $39,050 | 428 | - | 85% | 3 | $4,452 | 10 to 1 |
| Gemological Institute of America-New York New York, NY | $21,000 | 139 | - | 87% | 1 | $10,843 | 13 to 1 |
| Institute of Audio Research New York, NY | $16,530 | 295 | - | 60% | - | - | 16 to 1 |
| Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing Rochester, NY | $15,369 | 78 | - | - | 1 | $8,311 | 9 to 1 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hempstead Hempstead, NY | $14,000 | 104 | - | 50% | 1 | $4,193 | 12 to 1 |
| Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY | $10,725 | 24 | - | - | 1 | $2,983 | 22 to 1 |
| Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Harrison, NY | $17,500 | 106 | - | 66% | 1 | $4,935 | 30 to 1 |
| Midway Paris Beauty School Ridgewood, NY | $12,700 | 68 | - | 64% | 1 | $3,661 | 16 to 1 |
| Modern Welding School Schenectady, NY | $16,200 | 86 | - | 92% | 2 | $5,392 | 18 to 1 |
| The New School Center for Media Albany, NY | $9,000 | 40 | - | 100% | 6 | $2,984 | 10 to 1 |
| New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants Long Island City, NY | $23,800 | 354 | - | 76% | 3 | $5,434 | 20 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Peekskill Peekskill, NY | $12,750 | 28 | - | 77% | 1 | $3,947 | 12 to 1 |
| Otsego Area BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Oneonta, NY | $10,875 | 30 | - | 100% | 1 | $3,788 | 9 to 1 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca West Seneca, NY | $13,120 | 129 | - | 81% | 2 | $4,245 | 20 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Manhattan New York, NY | $12,750 | 432 | - | 51% | 1 | $4,271 | 20 to 1 |
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Bohemia Campus Bohemia, NY | $18,560 | 107 | - | - | 3 | $3,764 | 11 to 1 |
| Westchester School of Beauty Culture Mount Vernon, NY | $13,092 | 74 | - | 79% | 2 | $4,446 | 21 to 1 |
| Oswego County BOCES Mexico, NY | $13,180 | 64 | - | 72% | 6 | $6,162 | 9 to 1 |
| National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Liverpool Liverpool, NY | $10,248 | 102 | - | 84% | 1 | $3,948 | 6 to 1 |
| Beauty School of Middletown Middletown, NY | $13,100 | 17 | - | - | 3 | $2,903 | 7 to 1 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Olean Olean, NY | $13,120 | 39 | - | 52% | 1 | $4,666 | 20 to 1 |
| National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Buffalo Buffalo, NY | $10,248 | 100 | - | 84% | 1 | $3,889 | 15 to 1 |
| Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Verona, NY | $13,615 | 67 | - | 60% | 1 | $7,096 | 17 to 1 |
| Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge Hauppauge, NY | $14,000 | 209 | - | 70% | 1 | $4,968 | 8 to 1 |
| Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Angola, NY | $10,000 | 141 | - | 85% | 1 | $3,399 | 10 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY | $12,750 | 135 | - | 54% | 1 | $4,148 | 18 to 1 |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES Elmira, NY | $13,095 | 150 | - | 77% | 7 | $4,323 | 10 to 1 |
| Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology Albany, NY | $13,000 | 42 | - | 65% | 1 | $3,683 | 7 to 1 |
| Shear Ego International School of Hair Design Rochester, NY | $13,740 | 112 | - | 75% | 5 | $4,312 | 14 to 1 |
| Allen School-Jamaica Jamaica, NY | $16,556 | 126 | - | 79% | 1 | $4,988 | 17 to 1 |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Plattsburgh, NY | $11,519 | 69 | - | 83% | 19 | $4,336 | 2 to 1 |
| Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Watertown, NY | $18,561 | 34 | - | 89% | 1 | $7,087 | 8 to 1 |
| Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing Hicksville, NY | $18,730 | 207 | - | 76% | 1 | $3,741 | 12 to 1 |
| Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Olean, NY | $8,800 | 55 | - | - | 1 | $4,552 | 5 to 1 |
| Orange Ulster BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Goshen, NY | $14,407 | 80 | - | 100% | 1 | $5,043 | 16 to 1 |
| Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Newark, NY | $17,350 | 228 | - | 56% | 1 | $5,172 | 14 to 1 |
| Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Binghamton, NY | $11,600 | 64 | - | 68% | 1 | $3,344 | 10 to 1 |
| Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Hudson Falls, NY | $16,940 | 9 | - | 86% | 1 | $7,908 | 9 to 1 |
| Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program Albany, NY | $16,100 | 170 | - | 96% | 1 | $5,130 | 35 to 1 |
| Ulster BOCES-School of Practical Nursing Lake Katrine, NY | $13,261 | 51 | - | 81% | 2 | $5,914 | 11 to 1 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Brentwood, NY | $16,217 | 272 | - | 60% | 1 | $6,065 | 21 to 1 |
| Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program West Nyack, NY | $17,400 | 55 | - | 100% | 1 | $4,618 | 24 to 1 |
| Charles Stuart School of Diamond Setting Brooklyn, NY | $16,000 | 51 | - | 91% | 2 | $5,080 | 21 to 1 |
| Adirondack Beauty School Glens Falls, NY | - | 17 | - | 63% | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| Manhattan School of Computer Technology Brooklyn,, NY | $4,000 | 619 | - | 70% | 4 | $4,112 | 14 to 1 |
| Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training New York, NY | $9,000 | 23 | - | 97% | 1 | $3,332 | 8 to 1 |
| Studio Jewelers New York, NY | $12,000 | 24 | - | 100% | 1 | $2,778 | 10 to 1 |
| Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Auburn, NY | $11,515 | 39 | - | 100% | 1 | $6,154 | 8 to 1 |
| New York Institute of Massage Inc Williamsville, NY | $18,600 | 44 | - | 92% | 1 | $3,426 | 12 to 1 |
| Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Poughkeepsie, NY | $11,000 | 129 | - | 100% | 1 | $3,301 | 7 to 1 |
| Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Batavia, NY | $14,900 | 129 | - | 93% | 1 | $5,499 | 24 to 1 |
| Hamilton Fulton Montgomery BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Johnstown, NY | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | 4 to 1 |
| Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Ilion, NY | $15,375 | 87 | - | 50% | 1 | $5,589 | 6 to 1 |
| Putnam Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Yorktown Heights, NY | $13,000 | 22 | - | 95% | 1 | $3,783 | 8 to 1 |
| Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute-Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, NY | $15,500 | 242 | - | 60% | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| Erie 1 BOCES West Seneca, NY | $10,500 | 360 | - | 95% | 6 | $2,994 | 20 to 1 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Liverpool, NY | $13,758 | 427 | - | 83% | 14 | $5,750 | 19 to 1 |
| Metropolitan Learning Institute Rego Park, NY | $16,500 | 416 | - | 75% | 8 | $6,490 | 12 to 1 |
| Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Sanborn, NY | $14,780 | 50 | - | - | 1 | $4,884 | 29 to 1 |
| Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge Williamsville, NY | $15,900 | 20 | - | 91% | 1 | $3,466 | 6 to 1 |
| Carsten Institute of Cosmetology New York, NY | $16,350 | 115 | - | 82% | 1 | $4,456 | 13 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-New York New York, NY | $17,395 | 210 | - | 77% | 2 | $4,666 | 16 to 1 |
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Albany Campus Albany, NY | $14,766 | 29 | - | - | 2 | $4,134 | 14 to 1 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy Bronx, NY | $14,500 | 140 | - | 56% | 3 | $5,290 | 14 to 1 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone Whitestone, NY | $33,556 | 531 | - | 70% | 1 | $4,263 | 20 to 1 |
| Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy Albany, NY | $17,500 | 38 | - | 78% | 1 | $5,029 | 4 to 1 |
| Ace Institute of Technology New York, NY | $11,850 | 247 | - | 72% | 3 | $5,209 | 11 to 1 |
| New Age Training New York, NY | $14,580 | 178 | - | 70% | 2 | $4,104 | 20 to 1 |
| Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce Development Rochester, NY | $8,500 | 77 | - | 83% | 12 | $4,219 | 8 to 1 |
| Career School of NY Staten Island, NY | $12,345 | 43 | - | 71% | 4 | $4,557 | 12 to 1 |
| John Paolo's Xtreme Beauty Institute-Goldwell Product Artistry Ballston Spa, NY | $14,000 | 17 | - | 62% | 3 | $3,918 | 4 to 1 |
| EDP School Brooklyn, NY | $4,500 | 108 | - | 98% | 3 | $3,420 | 20 to 1 |
| Institute of Culinary Education New York, NY | $38,169 | 528 | - | - | 4 | $2,648 | 9 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda Tonawanda, NY | $8,612 | 148 | - | 75% | 3 | $3,837 | 11 to 1 |
| Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage-Syracuse Syracuse, NY | $15,575 | 60 | - | 100% | 1 | $4,759 | 7 to 1 |
| Academy of Cosmetology and Esthetics NYC Staten Island, NY | $14,500 | 63 | - | 84% | 1 | $4,834 | 13 to 1 |
| Finger Lakes School of Massage Ithaca, NY | $17,100 | 48 | - | - | 1 | $9,664 | 15 to 1 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-New York New York, NY | $23,339 | 311 | - | 51% | 1 | $8,420 | 28 to 1 |
| Brittany Beauty Academy New York, NY | $14,500 | 159 | - | 52% | 3 | $4,234 | 12 to 1 |
| Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage-Rochester Rochester, NY | $15,575 | 95 | - | 75% | 1 | $5,025 | 6 to 1 |
| Finger Lakes School of Massage Mt. Kisco, NY | $17,900 | 69 | - | - | 1 | $8,465 | 15 to 1 |
| The Collective School Of Music New York, NY | $30,300 | 32 | - | 89% | 2 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Manhattan Institute New York, NY | $11,224 | 524 | - | 93% | 8 | $3,904 | 22 to 1 |
| Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics New York, NY | $9,200 | 115 | - | 82% | 1 | $3,090 | 25 to 1 |
| Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute Levittown, NY | $9,895 | 144 | - | 82% | 3 | $2,933 | 20 to 1 |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale Mattydale, NY | $13,120 | 247 | - | 84% | 2 | $4,167 | 20 to 1 |
| New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa white plains, NY | $8,475 | 117 | - | 91% | 1 | $3,194 | 12 to 1 |
| Barber & Beauty Institute of New York Hempstead, NY | $7,500 | 58 | - | 80% | 1 | $3,304 | 3 to 1 |
| Aesthetic Science Institute Latham, NY | $8,500 | 54 | - | 98% | 3 | $3,113 | 16 to 1 |
| Leon Studio One School of Hair Design & Career Training Center North Tonawanda, NY | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Digital Film Academy New York, NY | $17,555 | 167 | - | 58% | 2 | $10,344 | 9 to 1 |
| American Academy of Personal Training New York, NY | $5,725 | 64 | - | 70% | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| New York Institute of Beauty Islandia, NY | $14,695 | 163 | - | 89% | 3 | $3,334 | 11 to 1 |
| Sharp Edgez Barber Institute Rochester, NY | $8,500 | 105 | - | 73% | 1 | $3,958 | 8 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Rochester Rochester, NY | $12,750 | 49 | - | 55% | 1 | $4,186 | 10 to 1 |
| Arrojo Cosmetology School New York, NY | $17,000 | 105 | - | 95% | 2 | $4,974 | 7 to 1 |
| Electrical Training Center Copiague, NY | $10,680 | 187 | - | 93% | 2 | $5,711 | 20 to 1 |
| Access Careers Hempstead, NY | $1,400 | 44 | - | 87% | 4 | $2,655 | 13 to 1 |
| Grace International Beauty School Flushing, NY | $7,800 | 68 | - | 90% | 2 | $5,920 | 10 to 1 |
| Alliance Computing Solutions Flushing, NY | $10,100 | 3 | - | 62% | 2 | $5,920 | 10 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady Schenectady, NY | $17,625 | 120 | - | 81% | 3 | $4,759 | 15 to 1 |
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Amityville Amityville, NY | $14,666 | 129 | - | 72% | 2 | $3,036 | 35 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Buffalo Cheektowaga, NY | $12,750 | 57 | - | 46% | 1 | $4,642 | 14 to 1 |
| Westchester School for Dental Assistant Elmsford, NY | $10,500 | 76 | - | 100% | 2 | $7,317 | 19 to 1 |
| Culinary Tech Center New York, NY | $14,050 | 178 | - | 69% | 2 | $8,604 | 40 to 1 |
| AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 230 | - | 78% | 1 | $3,923 | 15 to 1 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Riverhead, NY | $10,649 | 21 | - | 73% | 1 | $7,135 | 21 to 1 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Oakdale, NY | $10,649 | 29 | - | - | 1 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Focus Personal Training Institute New York, NY | $14,880 | 65 | - | 68% | 1 | $4,092 | 18 to 1 |
| Berkowits School of Electrolysis Forest Hills, NY | $5,750 | 139 | - | - | 2 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Norwich, NY | $11,000 | 17 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing Flushing, NY | $22,500 | 76 | - | 80% | 1 | $2,796 | 8 to 1 |
| Anousheh School of Hair Binghamton, NY | $16,000 | 10 | - | 100% | 1 | $2,302 | 8 to 1 |
| Access Careers-Islandia Islandia, NY | $1,300 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Average | $14,110 | 17,984 | - | 78% | - | $4,722 | 14 to 1 |