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2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general construction trades program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

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 $48-$75k list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general construction trades degrees to 4 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 $15,136 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lamar, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general construction trades degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

LCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $11,782 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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  • *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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