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2023 Best Value Other Construction Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$7,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Construction School for You

In 2020-2021, 157 people earned a degree or certificate in other construction, making the major the #52 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Other Construction Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for other construction 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 Other Construction Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Construction Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Construction

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named North Hennepin Community College the best value school in the United States for other construction students. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.

North Hennepin Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Construction Trade Schools list.

Full Other Construction at North Hennepin Community College Report

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best other construction schools in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Construction Trade Schools list.

Full Other Construction at Ivy Tech Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Construction Schools list. 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 top of its placing in our value ranking, Mitchell Tech also did well on our Best Other Construction Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

CET, Watsonville

Watsonville, CA

The excellent programs at CET, Watsonville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best other construction schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Watsonville, CET, Watsonville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

CET, Salinas

Salinas, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend CET, Salinas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Other Construction Schools list. Located in the city of Salinas, CET, Salinas is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Other Construction by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Other Construction is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Other Construction Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Construction Trades 157

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Tiia Monto.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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