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Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$7,903 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Basic Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for electrical transmission installation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Electrical & Power Installation

Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for electrical & power transmission installers students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.

CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical & power transmission installers schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,731 per year.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWIC are $6,210 a year.

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Alpena Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alpena Community College are $7,995 per year.

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#7

EHOVE Career Center

Milan, OH

EHOVE Career Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate electrical & power transmission installers programs. EHOVE Career Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Milan.

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#7

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate electrical & power transmission installers programs. Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a small public school located in the rural area of Zanesville.

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Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Chillicothe.

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Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical & power transmission installers schools 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 9 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.

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