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2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$7,796 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 26,459 electrical & power transmission installers students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

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. 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 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 42 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in the United States for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,793 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Trinidad State Junior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical & power transmission installers schools in the United States. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $8,360 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at North Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical & power transmission installers schools in the United States. North Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarkesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Georgia Technical College are $5,472 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Augusta Technical College are $5,662 a year.

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Central Louisiana Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Central Louisiana Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,098 in tuition and fees each year.

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South Louisiana Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.

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#8

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Mitchell Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year.

Mitchell Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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Lansing Community College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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Electrical & Power Transmission Installers by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, electrical & power transmission installers has other similar majors worth exploring.

Electrical Transmission Installation Focus Areas

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 25 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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