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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.


 

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

Check out the electrical transmission installation undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Electrical & Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Northwest Iowa Community College to be the best value school for electrical & power transmission installers students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 per 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BSC also is in the top 10% of our Best Electrical & Power Installation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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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 town of Fergus Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,900 a 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical & power transmission installers schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per 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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Dakota County Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate electrical & power transmission installers programs. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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

DCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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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With a ranking of #7, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate certificate. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small 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.

St Cloud Technical and Community College 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 20% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

With a ranking of #8, Ridgewater College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per 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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With a ranking of #9, Anoka Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate certificate. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 a 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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With a ranking of #10, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical & power transmission installers students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,244 in tuition and fees each 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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