2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,597 people earned their degree in general construction trades, making the major the 614th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 81 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general construction trades programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general construction trades program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The general construction trades school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$9,933 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. HACC is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HACC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,933 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend HACC.

Read full report on General Construction Trades at Harrisburg Area Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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