2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in construction. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction 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 construction program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,519 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 11 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,519 for plains states region associate degree construction students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend MCC.

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#2

State Technical College of Missouri

Linn, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$10,432 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 13 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

STC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend State Technical College of Missouri is $10,432 for plains states region associate degree construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $30-$48k)

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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