2023 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction trades programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richmond Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Hamlet, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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. The yearly cost to attend Richmond Community College is $5,395 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 296 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Wake Technical Community College is $7,044 for southeast region construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.
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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 $48-$75k. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Raymond, Mississippi. It awarded 144 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Hinds Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $6,373 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
EMCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend EMCC is $7,351 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. ICC is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ICC also made our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend ICC is $6,445 for southeast region construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,160 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College.
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Jones County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Jones County Junior College is a public institution located in Ellisville, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Jones County Junior College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jones County Junior College is $6,625 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.
Read more about Construction Trades at Jones County Junior College
Pierpont Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pierpont Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pierpont Community and Technical College is $12,705 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.
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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.
