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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$12,821 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,365 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate 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.

The Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate 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 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southwest Wisconsin Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,731 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, electrical transmission installation graduates from Southwest Tech carry an average student debtload of $3,962.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southwest Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for electrical transmission installation in the Great Lakes Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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. The average amount in student loans that electrical transmission installation majors at CVTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,004.

CVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moraine Park Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,793 per year. The average amount in student loans that electrical transmission installation majors at Moraine Park Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $3,974.

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

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Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large 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 5% of all schools on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lansing Community College is a great value for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate 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. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, electrical transmission installation majors at LCC accumulate an average of around $8,065 in student debt.

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Southwestern Illinois College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, electrical transmission installation graduates from Alpena Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,406.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate electrical & power transmission installers programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public school with a small student population.

Kennedy-King College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,430 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Michigan University are $18,570 per year.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan State are $42,607 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 15% of our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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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 16 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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