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2023 Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Construction Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 1,813 people earned a degree or certificate in construction, making the major the #38 most popular in the United States.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for construction students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
2023 Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for construction majors pursuing a associate degree.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction
Our 2023 rankings named Honolulu Community College the best value school in the United States for construction students working on their associate degree. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the large city of Honolulu.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Honolulu CC are $8,310 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, construction majors at Honolulu CC accumulate an average of around $5,605 in student debt.
Read full report on Construction at Honolulu Community College
The excellent associate degree programs at Northeast Iowa Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction schools in the United States. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,990 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWIC are $6,210 per year.
Read full report on Construction at Southwestern Illinois College
Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the # 4 spot on the list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STC are $13,320 a year.
STC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Construction Associate Degree Trade Schools list.
Read full report on Construction at State Technical College of Missouri
The excellent associate degree programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction schools in the United States. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Mesa are $23,019 a year.
Construction by Region
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Majors Related to Construction
One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, construction has other similar majors worth exploring.
Construction Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Construction Trades | 1,813 |
Majors Similar to Construction
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 26,459 |
| Building Management & Inspection | 5,269 |
| Carpentry | 3,899 |
| Plumbing & Water Supply | 2,888 |
| Masonry | 284 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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