LT Research
Arizona Trade Schools
LT Client Spotlight
100

According to LT’s research, which channel do most students prefer to hear from institutions during recruitment?

A. Social media
B. Email
C. Text/SMS
D. School websites

B. Email (preferred by 55% of students)

100

In Arizona, private trade schools must be approved by which state board to operate legally?

What is the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education?

100

This technical training institution, founded in Phoenix in 1965, has produced over 275,000 graduates and offers hands-on programs in automotive, welding, HVACR, diesel, and aviation trades.

What is Universal Technical Institute?

200

According to LT’s research, what percentage of higher-education marketers use AI tools at least weekly?
A. 38%
B. 47%
C. 69%
D. 93%

C. 69%

200

What is the approximate average tuition & fees for trade schools in Arizona?

What is $15,000

200

One of the largest community college systems in the U.S., this district serves the Phoenix area and offers both general education and technical/trade programs.

What is Maricopa Community Colleges

300

Which digital platform do students trust most for news and information?

A. TikTok
B. YouTube
C. Instagram
D. Twitter/X

B. YouTube (45% of students trust or strongly trust it)

300

Under federal statute, Career and Technical Education programs in Arizona are eligible to access which Title of federal funds?

What is Title IV

300

Among its portfolio, this network includes the Arizona Automotive Institute (AAI), which offers trade programs in the Phoenix metro area.

What is Ancora Education?

400

What percentage of students said career or job access is their main reason for pursuing higher education?

A. 52%
B. 82%
C. 68%
D. 29%

B. 82%

400

One of the high-growth in-demand sectors Arizona CTE targets is _______ (alongside renewable energy and IT).

What is “advanced manufacturing

400

This institution offers more than 30 certificate-level and associate-level health and medical programs across multiple campuses, with some programs completed in as few as 9 months.

What is Pima Medical Institute?

500

When researching schools, students say they want to hear from which group the most in marketing materials?
A. Influencers and media
B. Faculty and administrators
C. Students like them & student leaders
D. Alumni and donors

C. Students like them & student leaders (70%)

500

As of the 2022–23 school year, Arizona had the worst ratio of students to what student support role in the U.S.?

What is school counselors? 

500

This institution operates one of 12 training centers globally and maintains a facility in Goodyear for training airline pilots

What is Lufthansa Aviation Training?