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2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$8,136 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,042 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Associate Degree School for You

With 26,459 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, electrical & power transmission installers is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for electrical transmission installation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Electrical & Power Installation

#1

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Western Technical College to be the best value school for electrical & power transmission installers students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,788 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 10% of our Best Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Electrical & Power Transmission Installers at Western Technical College Report

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, electrical transmission installation graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,985.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lansing Community College is a great value for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their associate degree. LCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $10,760 a year.

Full Electrical & Power Transmission Installers at Lansing Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Southwestern Illinois College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical & power transmission installers schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the 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.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their associate degree. Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

While working on their Associate Degree, electrical transmission installation majors at Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis accumulate an average of around $15,196 in student debt.

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Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical & power transmission installers colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 227
Indiana 1,006
Wisconsin 518
Ohio 288
Illinois 624

Electrical & Power Transmission Installers is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Electrical Transmission Installation Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Electrician 22,237
Lineworker 2,257
General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation/Installer 1,836
Other Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 129

Related Major Annual Graduates
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Fran Hogan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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