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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the New England Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the New England region, there were 934 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,791 and $12,263 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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 in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the New England Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $7,693 for New England Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend Kennebec Valley Community College.

Read more about Construction Trades at Kennebec Valley Community College

#2

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Maine Community College is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Northern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Maine Community College is $9,206 for New England Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.

Read more about Construction Trades at Northern Maine Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Eastern Maine Community College is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Maine Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Maine Community College is $10,259 for new england region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. BFIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BFIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend BFIT is $13,829 for new england region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Construction Trades at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

#5

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. East Greenwich, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

New England Tech also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $31,690 for New England Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend New England Institute of Technology.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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