2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Trades Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 37,535 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. 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 Maine, there were 189 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,900 and $7,625 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$5,662 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennebec Valley Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Fairfield, Maine. It awarded 25 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Kennebec Valley Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Kennebec Valley Community College is $5,662 for maine associate degree construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Eastern Maine Community College

Bangor, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$8,260 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 7 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Maine Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Maine Community College is $8,260 for Maine Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Trades at Eastern Maine Community College

#3

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$7,371 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Maine Community College is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 11 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Maine Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $7,371 for Maine Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Maine Community College.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Northern Maine Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (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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