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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 393 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general construction trades. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general construction trades programs, but they also 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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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,519 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s general construction trades degrees to qualified students.

MCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $6,519 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City General Construction Trades Report

#2

State Technical College of Missouri

Linn, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$10,432 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend State Technical College of Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. STC is a small school located in Linn, Missouri that handed out 13 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

STC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for STC is $10,432 for Plains States Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Construction Trades at State Technical College of Missouri

• 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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