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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for electrical transmission installation majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their basic certificate. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CVTC also is in the top 10% of our Best Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a 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.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Electrical & Power Transmission Installers at Ivy Tech Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lansing Community College is a great value for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their basic certificate. LCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized 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 moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWIC are $6,210 per year.

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Alpena Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate electrical & power transmission installers programs. 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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#7

EHOVE Career Center

Milan, OH

EHOVE Career Center 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. EHOVE Career Center is a fairly 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Zanesville.

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Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical & power transmission installers students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Chillicothe.

Read full report on Electrical & Power Transmission Installers at Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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