2023 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
12,165
Degrees Awarded
$5,200
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 12,165 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,269 and $11,151 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction trades 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 Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Richmond Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Richmond Community College is located in Hamlet, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Richmond Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,875 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Richmond Community College.
Read more about Construction Trades at Richmond Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 296 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Technical Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,842 for southeast region construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Wake Technical Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Hinds Community College is located in Raymond, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 144 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Hinds Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hinds Community College is $3,608 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.
Read more about Construction Trades at Hinds Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. East Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Scooba, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 84 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
EMCC also made our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend East Mississippi Community College is $5,925 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.
Read more about Construction Trades at EMCC
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k list, ICC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,937 for southeast region construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Itawamba Community College.
Full Itawamba Community College Construction Trades Report
Big Sandy Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 309 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,202 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College.
Read more about Construction Trades at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Jones County Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Jones County Junior College is located in Ellisville, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jones County Junior College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jones County Junior College is $5,281 for southeast region construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k.
Full Jones County Junior College Construction Trades Report
Pierpont Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Pierpont Community and Technical College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pierpont Community and Technical College is $10,169 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.
Read more about Construction Trades at Pierpont Community and Technical College
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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
- *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.
