2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region
8
Ranked Colleges
12,165
Degrees Awarded
$5,600
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 35,794 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Richmond Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region. 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region construction trades students list, Richmond Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,388 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students per year to attend Richmond Community College.
Read more about Construction Trades at Richmond Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 84 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at EMCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,940 for southeast region construction trades students per year to attend EMCC.
Read full report on Construction Trades at East Mississippi Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 296 ’s 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 $6,767 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.
Read more about Construction Trades at Wake Technical Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hinds Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raymond, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 144 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hinds Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $4,035 for southeast region construction trades students.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Hinds Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region construction trades students list, ICC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Itawamba Community College is $4,086 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students.
Read more about Construction Trades at Itawamba Community College
Jones County Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region list. Jones County Junior College is a small public school situated in Ellisville, Mississippi. It awarded 61 ’s construction trades 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 $5,187 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Jones County Junior College
Pierpont Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades 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 $10,632 for Southeast Region Construction Trades students.
Full Pierpont Community and Technical College Construction Trades Report
Big Sandy Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 309 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students 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. The estimated yearly cost for Big Sandy Community and Technical College is $3,842 for southeast region construction trades students.
Read more about Construction Trades at Big Sandy 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.
