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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
938 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 37,535 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,448 and had an average of $11,769 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 5,283 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,992 and $8,841 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 938 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 construction trades program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Honolulu Community College is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 354 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Honolulu Community College is $7,601 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Trades at Honolulu CC

#2

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bellingham Technical College is $6,787 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Bellingham Technical College

#3

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Portland Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Portland Community College is $7,669 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Portland Community College Construction Trades Report

#4

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Los Angeles, California, this fairly large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $6,716 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Trades at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

#5

San Diego City College

San Diego, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego City College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

San Diego City College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Diego City College is $4,617 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Trades at San Diego City College

#4 in overall quality

Hawaii Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 18 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $10,901 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hawaii Community College.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Hawaii CC

#7 in overall quality

University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. UH Maui College is a small school located in Kahului, Hawaii that handed out 6 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH Maui College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Maui College is $9,045 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Trades at University of Hawaii Maui College

#8

Charter College

Vancouver, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Charter College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Charter College is a private for-profit institution located in Vancouver, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Charter College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Charter College is $28,940 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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