Validated Insights Report Released: Trade School Enrollments to Continue Strong Growth
March 18, 2025
CHICAGO – March 18, 2025 – According to the newly released report from higher education marketing and research firm Validated Insights, enrollments in trade schools are growing and projected to continue significant growth over the next five years, significantly outpacing overall growth in higher education enrollment.
According to the report, fall enrollment at trade schools is projected to grow 6.6% per year, while market revenue is projected to grow at 6.0% annually through 2030. These rates are well above enrollment growth projections for higher education broadly, which Validated Insights estimates at 0.8% annually.
“Enrollment growth in trade schools and programs was stagnant for several years but it’s clearly on the upswing now, a trajectory we expect to continue,” said Brady Colby, Head of Market Research at Validated Insights and founder of Thirty Two Edu, which was acquired by Validated Insights in 2023. Colby and Thirty Two Edu provided the data and analysis used in previous market reports from several analysts and research firms.
