2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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General Construction Trades is the 614th most popular major in the country with 2,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 100 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general construction trades. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$13,624 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s general construction trades students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Mesa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado Mesa University is $13,624 for rocky mountains region associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$8,325 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lamar, Colorado, and it awarded 2 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

LCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $8,325 for rocky mountains region associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lamar Community College.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $30-$48k)

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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