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2023 Best Value Other Construction Basic Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Other Construction Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to other construction students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Other Construction Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for other construction students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Other Construction

#1

CET, Salinas

Salinas, CA

Our analysis found CET, Salinas to be the best value school for other construction students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the city of Salinas, CET, Salinas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Other Construction at CET, Salinas Report

#1

CET, Watsonville

Watsonville, CA

Our analysis found CET, Watsonville to be the best value school for other construction students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the city of Watsonville, CET, Watsonville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Other Construction at CET, Watsonville

Best Value Other Construction Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Other Construction Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0

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

Other Construction Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Construction Trades 190

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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