2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades in Missouri

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Missouri” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The general construction trades school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri”.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades in Missouri

#1

State Technical College of Missouri

Linn, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$12,926 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #1 spot on the list. STC is located in Linn, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s general construction trades degrees to qualified students.

STC also made our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,926 for Missouri Associate Degree General Construction Trades students per year to attend STC.

Read more about General Construction Trades at STC

#2

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$7,066 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s general construction trades students in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $7,066 for missouri associate degree general construction trades students.

Read more about General Construction Trades at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades in the Plains States Region
• 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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