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2023 Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

1 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$49,616 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Construction Trades for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Construction Trades for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Colorado, there were 403 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,642 and $5,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,095 and $24,621 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction trades programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction trades program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Construction Trades for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Construction Trades for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado associate degree vets studying construction trades.

Top 1 Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

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Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Construction Trades for an Associate. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 19 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Red Rocks Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Of the 6,029 students enrolled at Red Rocks Community College, 348 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 281 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,441. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Red Rocks Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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