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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 40,802 construction trades students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 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. 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 Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for construction trades 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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction Trades
Our 2023 rankings named Western Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,788 per year.
Western Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lansing Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $10,760 a year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWIC are $6,210 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Alpena Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,995 in tuition and fees each year.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.
Kennedy-King College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,430 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Michigan University are $18,570 a year.
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Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Request InformationBest Construction Trades Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,009 |
| Michigan | 417 |
| Wisconsin | 1,075 |
| Ohio | 538 |
| Illinois | 900 |
Construction Trades Related Majors for Construction Trades
Construction Trades Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Masonry | 284 |
| Other Construction | 190 |
Majors Similar to Construction Trades
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Personal & Culinary Services | 149,352 |
| Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 105,741 |
| Precision Production | 55,411 |
| Transportation & Materials Moving | 33,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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