Trade Schools in New York New York has 152 schools with trade and career programs in this directory: 67 public and 85 private. Together they graduated 16,617 students from these programs in the latest federal count.
Published program tuition runs from $550 to $38,600, with a median of $12,750 across the 164 programs that report a program price.
Graduates earned a median of $37,792 one year after finishing, where the Department of Education reports earnings for the program.
The largest programs by graduates are at Apex Technical School, Bryant & Stratton College-Online and Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup.
16,617
Graduates last year
$12,750
Median program tuition
$37,792
Median earnings, 1 yr after
Trade Schools by city in New York All 152 schools in New York Sorted by size. Tap a name for details. Sort by distance from me
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Programs Auto Mechanic, Electrician, HVAC and Plumbing and 1 more Average net price $19,715 Completion rate 88% Type Private nonprofit Orchard Park, NY
Programs Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $14,087 Completion rate 26% Type Private nonprofit New York, NY
Programs Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $14,992 Completion rate 90% Type Private for-profit Hempstead, NY
Programs CNA, Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant and Medical Billing and Coding and 1 more Completion rate 81% Type Private for-profit Whitestone, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic and Electrician Average net price $46,572 Completion rate 69% Type Private for-profit West Seneca, NY
Programs Barber, CNA, Cosmetology and Electrician and 6 more Average net price $15,672 Completion rate 78% Type Public New York, NY
Programs LPN, Massage Therapy and Medical Assistant Average net price $26,950 Completion rate 17% Type Private for-profit Levittown, NY
Programs LPN, Medical Assistant and Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $24,975 Completion rate 95% Type Private for-profit New York, NY
Programs CNA and Medical Assistant Average net price $27,231 Completion rate 74% Type Private for-profit Hicksville, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $39,339 Completion rate 63% Type Public Islandia, NY
Programs CNA and Dental Assistant Completion rate 84% Type Private for-profit Bethpage, NY
Programs Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $12,524 Completion rate 90% Type Private for-profit Nanuet, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $17,829 Completion rate 87% Type Private for-profit New York, NY
Programs Esthetician Average net price $12,559 Completion rate 64% Type Private for-profit Rochester, NY
Programs Barber, Cosmetology and Esthetician Average net price $14,572 Completion rate 76% Type Private for-profit New York, NY
Programs Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding and Surgical Technologist Average net price $32,288 Completion rate 79% Type Private for-profit Brooklyn, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $26,893 Completion rate 70% Type Private for-profit Jamaica, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic and Diesel Mechanic Average net price $25,819 Completion rate 71% Type Private for-profit New York, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $19,343 Completion rate 56% Type Private for-profit Alfred, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Diesel Mechanic, Heavy Equipment and HVAC and 4 more Average net price $14,079 Completion rate 53% Type Public Selden, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, EMT and Paramedic, HVAC and LPN and 1 more Average net price $5,315 Completion rate 28% Type Public Mattydale, NY
Programs Cosmetology and Esthetician Average net price $15,209 Completion rate 88% Type Private for-profit Sayville, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $24,842 Completion rate 87% Type Public White Plains, NY
Programs Esthetician Average net price $14,435 Completion rate 98% Type Private for-profit Liverpool, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Dental Assistant, HVAC and LPN and 2 more Average net price $24,511 Completion rate 68% Type Public Flushing, NY
Programs Aviation Maintenance Average net price $37,598 Completion rate 43% Type Private nonprofit Latham, NY
Programs Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $9,939 Completion rate 64% Type Private for-profit Staten Island, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Esthetician, HVAC and Medical Assistant Average net price $8,491 Completion rate 80% Type Private nonprofit Hauppauge, NY
Programs Cosmetology and Nail Technician Average net price $32,025 Completion rate 100% Type Private for-profit Long Island City, NY
Programs Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy and Medical Assistant Average net price $18,932 Completion rate 63% Type Private for-profit New York, NY
Programs Cosmetology and Esthetician Completion rate 67% Type Private for-profit Islandia, NY
Programs Esthetician Average net price $32,080 Completion rate 97% Type Private for-profit Troy, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Dental Assistant, EMT and Paramedic and HVAC and 4 more Average net price $8,022 Completion rate 33% Type Public Tonawanda, NY
Programs Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $16,701 Completion rate 63% Type Private for-profit Buffalo, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Dental Assistant, EMT and Paramedic and HVAC and 3 more Average net price $10,988 Completion rate 27% Type Public Rochester, NY
Programs Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $33,018 Completion rate 90% Type Private for-profit Delhi, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Carpentry, Electrician and HVAC and 3 more Average net price $17,334 Completion rate 46% Type Public Jamaica, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $31,977 Completion rate 88% Type Private for-profit Albany, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $30,585 Completion rate 53% Type Public Rochester, NY
Programs LPN Completion rate 69% Type Private nonprofit Levittown, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $16,522 Completion rate 89% Type Private for-profit Bronx, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $22,877 Completion rate 100% Type Private for-profit Bronx, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $22,990 Completion rate 73% Type Private for-profit Northport, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Aviation Maintenance, Cosmetology and Esthetician and 2 more Average net price $26,300 Completion rate 92% Type Public New York, NY
Programs Barber, Cosmetology and Esthetician Average net price $24,962 Completion rate 99% Type Private for-profit Copiague, NY
Programs HVAC Average net price $15,016 Completion rate 94% Type Private for-profit Flushing, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Esthetician and Nail Technician Type Private for-profit Bronx, NY
Programs LPN, Medical Assistant and Surgical Technologist Average net price $13,911 Completion rate 52% Type Private for-profit Albany, NY
Programs LPN, Massage Therapy and Medical Assistant Average net price $26,096 Completion rate 22% Type Private for-profit Astoria, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $17,684 Completion rate 59% Type Private for-profit Rochester, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Dental Assistant, EMT and Paramedic and HVAC and 2 more Average net price $4,268 Completion rate 27% Type Public New York, NY
Programs Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant and Surgical Technologist Average net price $52,349 Completion rate 42% Type Private for-profit Utica, NY
Programs Aviation Maintenance, Carpentry, EMT and Paramedic and HVAC and 4 more Average net price $5,717 Completion rate 38% Type Public Rochester, NY
Programs Barber Average net price $12,820 Completion rate 93% Type Private for-profit Brooklyn, NY
Programs Cosmetology Type Private for-profit Hempstead, NY
Programs Cosmetology and Esthetician Average net price $33,196 Completion rate 97% Type Private for-profit West Seneca, NY
Programs Cosmetology and Esthetician Average net price $15,398 Completion rate 84% Type Private for-profit Schenectady, NY
Programs Barber and Cosmetology Average net price $20,647 Completion rate 72% Type Private for-profit Brooklyn, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Esthetician and Nail Technician Average net price $25,615 Completion rate 60% Type Private for-profit Forest Hills, NY
Programs CNA and Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $21,369 Type Private for-profit Ardsley, NY
Programs Dental Assistant and Medical Assistant Average net price $15,413 Completion rate 100% Type Private for-profit Schenectady, NY
Programs Welding Average net price $21,399 Completion rate 97% Type Private for-profit College Point, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $38,032 Completion rate 79% Type Private for-profit Brooklyn, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $32,221 Completion rate 78% Type Private for-profit Elmira, NY
Programs Cosmetology, Esthetician, LPN and Welding Average net price $23,048 Completion rate 67% Type Public Rego Park, NY
Programs Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $17,717 Completion rate 85% Type Private nonprofit Staten Island, NY
Programs Dental Assistant and Medical Assistant Average net price $40,011 Completion rate 58% Type Private for-profit Flushing, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $27,989 Completion rate 89% Type Private for-profit Staten Island, NY
Programs Cosmetology and Esthetician Average net price $21,404 Completion rate 85% Type Private for-profit Endicott, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $23,073 Completion rate 100% Type Public New York, NY
Programs Esthetician Average net price $9,370 Completion rate 99% Type Private for-profit Bayside, NY
Programs Massage Therapy and Medical Assistant Average net price $2,114 Completion rate 22% Type Public Albany, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $20,375 Completion rate 38% Type Private nonprofit Valhalla, NY
Programs EMT and Paramedic, LPN and Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $7,291 Completion rate 25% Type Public Poughkeepsie, NY
Programs Aviation Maintenance, EMT and Paramedic, HVAC and Phlebotomy Average net price $9,309 Completion rate 31% Type Public Albany, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $14,867 Completion rate 86% Type Private for-profit New York, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $24,137 Completion rate 77% Type Private for-profit Batavia, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $24,995 Completion rate 80% Type Public Brooklyn, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $12,392 Completion rate 70% Type Private nonprofit Saranac Lake, NY
Programs EMT and Paramedic, LPN and Massage Therapy Average net price $12,639 Completion rate 33% Type Public Buffalo, NY
Programs Medical Assistant and Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $12,430 Completion rate 17% Type Private nonprofit Sanborn, NY
Programs Dental Assistant, LPN, Massage Therapy and Medical Assistant and 3 more Average net price $8,745 Completion rate 36% Type Public Newburgh, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $25,323 Completion rate 96% Type Public Bronx, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, LPN, Medical Assistant and Pharmacy Technician Average net price $3,613 Completion rate 16% Type Public Garden City, NY
Programs Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding and Surgical Technologist Average net price $8,506 Completion rate 23% Type Public Rego Park, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $23,589 Completion rate 48% Type Private for-profit Poughkeepsie, NY
Programs LPN Completion rate 97% Type Public New York, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $28,433 Completion rate 67% Type Private nonprofit Rochester, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $18,761 Completion rate 62% Type Private for-profit Buffalo, NY
Programs LPN, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant and Medical Billing and Coding and 1 more Average net price $24,796 Completion rate 26% Type Private nonprofit Cheektowaga, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $17,407 Completion rate 62% Type Private for-profit Angola, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $10,886 Completion rate 90% Type Public Morrisville, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Diesel Mechanic and Massage Therapy Average net price $16,184 Completion rate 29% Type Public White Plains, NY
Programs Medical Assistant and Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $17,774 Completion rate 45% Type Private for-profit Hempstead, NY
Programs Barber Average net price $14,010 Completion rate 97% Type Private for-profit Verona, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $20,488 Completion rate 93% Type Public Williamsville, NY
Programs Massage Therapy Average net price $29,416 Completion rate 89% Type Private for-profit Long Island City, NY
Programs EMT and Paramedic and LPN Average net price $4,184 Completion rate 24% Type Public Long Island City, NY
Programs Plumbing Average net price $14,852 Completion rate 97% Type Private for-profit Brooklyn, NY
Programs EMT and Paramedic and Surgical Technologist Average net price $3,726 Completion rate 28% Type Public Cobleskill, NY
Programs Diesel Mechanic and EMT and Paramedic Average net price $19,526 Completion rate 45% Type Public Forest Hills, NY
Programs Esthetician Completion rate 81% Type Private for-profit Canandaigua, NY
Programs EMT and Paramedic and LPN Average net price $13,117 Completion rate 31% Type Public Bronx, NY
Programs LPN and Medical Assistant Average net price $3,914 Completion rate 17% Type Public Syracuse, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Electrician, EMT and Paramedic and Machinist and CNC and 2 more Average net price $5,201 Completion rate 29% Type Public Hudson Falls, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $11,231 Completion rate 93% Type Public Peekskill, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $17,556 Completion rate 82% Type Private for-profit Newark, NY
Programs LPN Type Public Herkimer, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $32,309 Completion rate 100% Type Public Mount Vernon, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $15,728 Completion rate 83% Type Private for-profit Auburn, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $11,461 Completion rate 33% Type Public Albany, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $13,963 Completion rate 27% Type Private nonprofit Liverpool, NY
Programs Medical Assistant and Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $11,093 Completion rate 29% Type Private nonprofit Canton, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, HVAC and LPN Average net price $12,696 Completion rate 37% Type Public Williamsville, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $18,582 Completion rate 89% Type Private for-profit Suffern, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic and EMT and Paramedic Average net price $6,348 Completion rate 29% Type Public Plattsburgh, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, Cosmetology, Electrician and LPN and 1 more Average net price $15,988 Completion rate 83% Type Public Norwich, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $24,823 Completion rate 100% Type Public Watertown, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $19,926 Type Public Binghamton, NY
Programs EMT and Paramedic and Phlebotomy Average net price $10,036 Completion rate 26% Type Public Oakdale, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $13,301 Completion rate 86% Type Public West Nyack, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $80,062 Completion rate 100% Type Public Olean, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $18,852 Type Public Brooklyn, NY
Programs EMT and Paramedic and Surgical Technologist Average net price $58,871 Completion rate 100% Type Private for-profit Mexico, NY
Programs Dental Assistant, LPN and Medical Assistant Average net price $16,494 Completion rate 36% Type Public Troy, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $31,306 Completion rate 50% Type Private nonprofit Riverhead, NY
Programs Cosmetology Average net price $19,984 Completion rate 100% Type Public Herkimer, NY
Programs Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $13,103 Completion rate 36% Type Public Rochester, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $13,189 Completion rate 17% Type Private nonprofit Jamestown, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic and Welding Average net price $7,554 Completion rate 42% Type Public Schenectady, NY
Programs Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $6,689 Completion rate 28% Type Public Syosset, NY
Programs Massage Therapy Completion rate 32% Type Private nonprofit New York, NY
Programs EMT and Paramedic and LPN Average net price $2,955 Completion rate 24% Type Public Geneva, NY
Programs LPN Completion rate 100% Type Private nonprofit Hudson, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic and Medical Assistant Average net price $3,434 Completion rate 46% Type Public New York, NY
Programs Medical Billing and Coding Average net price $4,766 Type Public Loch Sheldrake, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $1,800 Completion rate 26% Type Public Brooklyn, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $3,245 Completion rate 19% Type Public Rochester, NY
Programs Machinist and CNC Average net price $37,232 Completion rate 70% Type Private nonprofit Corning, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic, EMT and Paramedic and Machinist and CNC Average net price $7,813 Completion rate 36% Type Public Johnstown, NY
Programs HVAC Average net price $7,704 Completion rate 38% Type Public Flushing, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $11,928 Completion rate 100% Type Private for-profit Plattsburgh, NY
Programs Electrician Average net price $9,116 Completion rate 28% Type Public Auburn, NY
Programs Machinist and CNC Average net price $9,115 Completion rate 43% Type Public Staten Island, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Average net price $3,153 Completion rate 36% Type Public Brooklyn, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic and HVAC Average net price $2,818 Completion rate 19% Type Public Farmingdale, NY
Programs Auto Mechanic Average net price $6,146 Completion rate 49% Type Public Jamestown, NY
Programs Medical Assistant Type Private for-profit Brookville, NY
Programs Surgical Technologist Average net price $23,862 Completion rate 59% Type Private nonprofit Lockport, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $40,082 Type Public Oneonta, NY
Programs LPN Average net price $29,339 Completion rate 89% Type Public Stone Ridge, NY
Programs Machinist and CNC Average net price $4,351 Completion rate 37% Type Public Common questions How much does trade school training cost in New York? The median published tuition is $12,750 (range $550 to $38,600, 164 programs reporting). The lowest listed prices are at Grace International Beauty School ($550), Austin Medical Assistant Training ($700) and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York ($1,000). Public community and technical colleges often charge less but report tuition per year rather than per program, so check each school's net price calculator.
How long does trade school school take? Programs that report a length take a median of 8 months to finish (1 to 24 months). Certificates are shorter; associate degrees usually take about two years.
How much do trade school graduates earn? Across 237 programs with reported outcomes, the median graduate earned $37,792 one year after finishing (U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard). Earnings vary by program and local labor market.
Are there public trade school programs in New York? Yes. 67 public schools offer it, including Erie 1 BOCES, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing, SUNY College of Technology at Alfred, Suffolk County Community College and Eastern Suffolk BOCES.
Data: U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2024-25 and College Scorecard (October 2026 release). Listings change; confirm details with the school before you go. How this directory is built .