by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Construction is the 284th most popular major in the country with 1,813 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , construction graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $33,364 and had an average of $9,022 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 249 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,137 and $16,077 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in construction.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree construction students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lamar, Colorado, and it awarded 4 associates’s construction degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado Mesa is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinidad State Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school situated in Trinidad, Colorado. It awarded 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a medium-sized school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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