2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 692 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 374 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree general construction trades students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades in the Far Western US Region

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$8,238 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu Community College is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 342 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu Community College is $8,238 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

Read full report on General Construction Trades at Honolulu Community College

#2

University of Hawaii Maui College

Kahului, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$9,816 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii Maui College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 3 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Maui College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $9,816 for far western us region associate degree general construction trades students per year to attend University of Hawaii Maui College.

Full University of Hawaii Maui College General Construction Trades Report

#3

Charter College

Vancouver, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$29,523 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Vancouver, Washington, this small private for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s general construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Charter College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Charter College is $29,523 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

Full Charter College General Construction Trades Report

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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%.

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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