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Best Trade Schools in Anchorage

Our Recommended Top 6

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Our goal is to connect people with the best local professionals. We scored Anchorage Trade Schools on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.

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5800 B. Street, Anchorage, AK 99518

Why choose this provider?

Electrical Apprenticeship School is an educational training facility in Anchorage. It provides apprenticeship programs to prepare individuals for jobs in the electrical industry, such as inside wireman, outside power lineman, and telecommunications worker. Combining classroom instruction with on-the-job training, the school trains apprentices towards a recognized classification, where they work and get paid depending on their working hours while they complete the program. All classes are held eight hours a day, five days a week in the electrical training centers.

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4.9

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3201 C Street Suite 308, Anchorage, AK 99503

Why choose this provider?

NIT is a vocational training center serving Anchorage and surrounding communities. It offers a wide range of training courses including welding, carpentry, automotive mechanics, truck driving, and administrative assistance. Corporate solutions are also available for industry partners who are looking to streamline their training process. These include on-site staff training, vendor coordination, and regulatory and compliance. The center's corporate meeting spaces can be rented for luncheons, visioning sessions, and networking events. It also provides catering arrangements and audio/visual equipment.

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4.9
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4.9 / 5 (125)
Google
4.5 / 5 (10)

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1415 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507

Why choose this provider?

Alaska Career College is an Anchorage-based educational institution offering programs to individuals. It offers degree and certification programs for therapeutic massage, business administration, business technology specialists, insurance coding and billing, medical assistants, and phlebotomy technicians. All nine academic programs provide training and preparation for students in the in-demand career field and a competitive market. The school has been authorized to operate by the state of Alaska Commission since 1985 and is accredited by the ACCSC and CHEA.

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4.6
Facebook
4.7 / 5 (134)
Google
3.8 / 5 (25)

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161 Klevin St. Suites 203, 204 & 207, Anchorage, AK 99508

Why choose this provider?

Alaska Works Partnership is a co-ed non-profit organization. It assists men, women, and veterans in the Anchorage metro in gaining access to training, education, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities. It offers foundational instruction in construction, welding, plumbing, electrical, weatherization, and building maintenance. It also offers hands-on youth training for students currently enrolled in an ASD high school program. Alaska Works Partnership was founded in 1996 by the Alaska Building and Construction Trades and associated apprenticeship trusts. It is partnered with organizations such as National Helmets to Hardhats.

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5.0
Facebook
5.0 / 5 (23)
Google
5.0 / 5 (3)

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2636 Spenard Rd., Anchorage, AK 99503

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The Alaska Institute of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture & Massage Therapy has been serving individuals in Anchorage and nearby areas since 2000. It offers a wide range of courses within the Taoist healing arts, such as massage therapy, acupuncture and acupressure, cupping, moxibustion, and energy healing. It has daily training for meditation, tai chi, and qigong. Online essential oils courses are available. The school is also a healing center with intern and student therapists. It has successfully graduated 30 classes between 2003 and 2017.

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4.4
Facebook
4.3 / 5 (80)
Google
5.0 / 5 (6)
Yelp
4.5 / 5 (6)

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520 E. 34th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503

Why choose this provider?

Alaska Teamster-Employer Service Training Trust (ATESTT) provides a teamsters training program for qualified truck drivers in Anchorage. The training plan is available to current members of Alaska Teamster Local 959, who have work histories with an ATESTT contributing employer for a minimum of 400 hours. Individuals may determine their eligibility by obtaining their work history record from Local 959 Dispatch Hall. Eligible teamsters may also attend the class in Fairbanks. In addition, organizations may request site-specific group training.

Reputation:

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4.5
Facebook
4.6 / 5 (46)
Google
3.7 / 5 (3)

Professionalism:

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5.0
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