2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Construction is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 2,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,450 and had an average of $9,879 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 393 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,000 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in construction. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,298 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #1 spot on the list. MCC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $6,298 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MCC.

Read full report on Construction at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

#2

State Technical College of Missouri

Linn, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$9,576 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 Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. State Technical College of Missouri is located in Linn, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.

STC also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend STC is $9,576 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full State Technical College of Missouri Construction Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $0-$30k)

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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