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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$20,425 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,034 Avg Salary

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. 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 Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the construction trades associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,830 a year.

UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Mesa are $23,019 a year.

Full Construction Trades at Colorado Mesa University Report

Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 44
Colorado 403
Utah 620
Montana 52
Idaho 16

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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