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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, plumbing & water supply was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 2,888 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for plumbing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the plumbing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Plumbing & Water Supply
Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.
CVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value plumbing & water supply schools in the Great Lakes Region . Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,731 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kennedy-King College are $14,430 a year.
Full Plumbing & Water Supply at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Report
Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State
Explore the best plumbing & water supply colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 24 |
| Indiana | 302 |
| Wisconsin | 266 |
| Ohio | 179 |
| Illinois | 30 |
Plumbing & Water Supply Related Majors for Plumbing
One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, plumbing & water supply has other similar majors worth exploring.
Plumbing Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Plumbing Technology/Plumber | 2,209 |
| Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter | 663 |
| Other Plumbing & Related Water Supply Services | 11 |
| Well Drilling/Driller | 5 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Plumbing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 26,459 |
| Building Management & Inspection | 5,269 |
| Carpentry | 3,899 |
| Construction | 1,813 |
| Masonry | 284 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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 Tomwsulcer.
More about our data sources and methodologies.