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Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$7,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,365 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 26,459 electrical & power transmission installers students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for electrical transmission installation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Iowa Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest Iowa Community College are $7,170 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, electrical transmission installation majors at Northwest Iowa Community College accumulate an average of around $7,413 in student debt.

Northwest Iowa Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,946 in tuition and fees each year. Electrical Transmission Installation majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College take out an average of $6,645 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $7,227 per year. On average, electrical transmission installation graduates from BSC take out $6,850 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

BSC also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

M State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,900 in tuition and fees each year. Electrical Transmission Installation majors at M State take out an average of $9,069 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in tuition and fees each year. On average, electrical transmission installation graduates from Mitchell Tech take out $5,957 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Mitchell Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCTC are $6,419 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, DCTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical & power transmission installers students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per year. On average, electrical transmission installation graduates from St Cloud Technical and Community College take out $10,359 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $6,114 a year. On average, electrical transmission installation graduates from Ridgewater College take out $10,469 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Anoka Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, electrical transmission installation graduates from Anoka Technical College carry an average student debtload of $13,136.

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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate electrical & power transmission installers programs. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 per year. The average amount in student loans that electrical transmission installation majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,112.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 313
Missouri 121
Minnesota 605
South Dakota 167
Iowa 264
North Dakota 55
Nebraska 238

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

Majors Similar to Electrical Transmission Installation

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 19 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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