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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate School for You
Plumbing & Water Supply is the #32 most popular major in the country with 2,888 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for plumbing 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Plumbing & Water Supply
Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the best value school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 a year.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the town of Granite Falls.
Minnesota West undergraduate students pay an average of $12,332 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Dakota Tech are $8,333 a year.
Request InformationBest Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State
Explore the best plumbing & water supply schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 22 |
| Missouri | 49 |
| Minnesota | 119 |
| South Dakota | 24 |
| Iowa | 20 |
| North Dakota | 9 |
| Nebraska | 12 |
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Majors Related to Plumbing
Plumbing & Water Supply is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Plumbing Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Plumbing Technology/Plumber | 2,209 |
| Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter | 663 |
| Other Plumbing & Related Water Supply Services | 11 |
| Well Drilling/Driller | 5 |
Majors Similar 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.
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