2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains 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 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” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree general construction trades students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$15,569 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 4 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mesa University is $15,569 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

Read more about General Construction Trades at Colorado Mesa University

#2

Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$10,604 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region. 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. It costs about $10,604 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree General Construction Trades students per year to attend Lamar Community College.

Read more about General Construction Trades at LCC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades

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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