2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (With Aid)
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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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5,991 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 111 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction trades program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (With Aid)
Out of the 111 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washtenaw Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 77 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
Washtenaw Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Washtenaw Community College is $2,441 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richmond Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Richmond Community College is located in Hamlet, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Richmond Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $2,598 for associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend Richmond Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 354 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.
Honolulu CC also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu CC is $8,238 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 606 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
Ivy Tech Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 33 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
Triton College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Triton College is $4,988 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
Texas State Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 150 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
TSTC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $10,114 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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Raritan Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree construction trades students with aid list, RVCC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,917 for Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend Raritan Valley Community College.
State Technical College of Missouri came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 93 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree construction trades students with aid list, STC has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,926 for associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend State Technical College of Missouri.
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Bellingham Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid 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.
The yearly cost to attend Bellingham Technical College is $6,787 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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Erie Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,131 for associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend Erie Community College.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is $5,709 for Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.
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Metropolitan Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,295 for associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend MCC.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 72 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,108 for Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
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Hudson Valley Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Hudson Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 87 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
HVCC also took the #14 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hudson Valley Community College is $8,548 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
Ogeechee Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $391 for Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend Ogeechee Technical College.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and it awarded 66 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $5,684 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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With a ranking of #17, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. FVTC is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree construction trades students with aid list, FVTC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fox Valley Technical College is $11,127 for Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.
Reading Area Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Reading, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree construction trades students with aid list, RACC has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Reading Area Community College is $9,926 for Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.
Central Piedmont Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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Northwest Iowa Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Sheldon, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
Northwest Iowa Community College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Iowa Community College is $12,125 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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Alpena Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Alpena Community College is a public institution located in Alpena, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,334 for Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend Alpena Community College.
With a ranking of #22, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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Hinds Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Hinds Community College is a public institution located in Raymond, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Hinds Community College is $3,757 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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With a ranking of #24, Mitchell Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 79 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.
Mitchell Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Tech is $12,472 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
Owensboro Community and Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Owensboro Community and Technical College is $5,308 for associate degree construction trades students with aid.
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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%.
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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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