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2023 Best Value Construction Basic Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Construction Basic Certificate 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.
The Best Value Construction Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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.
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Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for construction students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.
Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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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 # 2 spot on the list. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWIC are $6,210 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Western Community College are $11,106 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Basic Certificate Schools list. Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tulsa Technology Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction schools in the United States. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.
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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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