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2023 Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Construction Associate Degree School for You
Construction is the #38 most popular major in the country with 1,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Construction Associate Degree School
Our analysis found Southwestern Illinois College to be the best value school for construction students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWIC are $6,210 per year.
Request InformationBest Construction Colleges by State
Explore the best construction colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 21 |
Indiana | 29 |
Wisconsin | 0 |
Ohio | 16 |
Illinois | 161 |
Construction Related Majors for Construction
Construction is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Construction Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Construction Trades | 1,813 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 values are for the top school 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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