2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in Missouri

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Missouri, there were 84 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 38 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,631 and $21,057 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general construction trades. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general construction trades programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general construction trades program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k.

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

#1

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$8,368 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 11 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is $8,368 for missouri associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

State Technical College of Missouri

Linn, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$13,564 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k list. STC is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

STC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for STC is $13,564 for missouri associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k)

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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