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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

20 Ranked Colleges
1,104 Degrees Awarded
$5,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 12,492 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,979 and $10,864 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,104 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction trades. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction trades programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

Top 20 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Richmond Community College

Hamlet, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richmond Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hamlet, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Richmond Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Richmond Community College is $2,598 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Richmond Community College

#2

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ogeechee Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Ogeechee Technical College is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Ogeechee Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $391 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend Ogeechee Technical College.

Full Ogeechee Technical College Construction Trades Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that handed out 66 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $5,684 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

Full Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Construction Trades Report

#4

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 24 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

Read more about Construction Trades at Central Piedmont Community College

#5

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Wake Technical Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Wake Technical Community College

#6

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Hinds Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Raymond, Mississippi. It awarded 25 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hinds Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

Full Hinds Community College Construction Trades Report

#4 in overall quality

Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

Owensboro Community and Technical College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Owensboro Community and Technical College is $5,308 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Owensboro Community and Technical College

#8

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid list, ICC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $5,107 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

Full Itawamba Community College Construction Trades Report

#11 in overall quality

Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Prestonsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Big Sandy Community and Technical College is $4,628 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

Full Big Sandy Community and Technical College Construction Trades Report

#10

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Nash Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rocky Mount, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Nash Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,902 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend Nash Community College.

Full Nash Community College Construction Trades Report

#11

East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi
#10 in overall quality

East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 24 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

EMCC also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend EMCC is $6,039 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.

Read more about Construction Trades at East Mississippi Community College

#12

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Robeson Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Robeson Community College is located in Lumberton, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Robeson Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Robeson Community College is $7,538 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Robeson Community College

#13

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Pearl River Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Poplarville, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Pearl River Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pearl River Community College is $6,114 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.

Full Pearl River Community College Construction Trades Report

#13 in overall quality

West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Paducah, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $5,467 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Read full report on Construction Trades at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

#15

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Booneville, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

Northeast Mississippi Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Booneville, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast Mississippi Community College, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College is $8,307 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

Full Northeast Mississippi Community College Construction Trades Report

#16

East Central Community College

Decatur, Mississippi
#18 in overall quality

East Central Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. East Central Community College is located in Decatur, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

East Central Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for East Central Community College is $4,999 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid.

Read more about Construction Trades at East Central Community College

#17

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Jones County Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Ellisville, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Jones County Junior College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,673 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend Jones County Junior College.

Read more about Construction Trades at Jones County Junior College

#18

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi
#17 in overall quality

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 8 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students with aid.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#19

Isothermal Community College

Spindale, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

Isothermal Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. Spindale, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ICC, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,837 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students with aid per year to attend ICC.

Read more about Construction Trades at ICC

#20

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont Technical College also took the #19 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont Technical College is $10,403 for Southeast Region 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%.

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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