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Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$7,340 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 417 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.


 

Check out the construction trades basic certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Lansing Community College the best value school in Michigan for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. LCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCC are $7,340 per year.

LCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Michigan list.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,009
Wisconsin 1,075
Ohio 538
Illinois 900

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

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 values are for the top school 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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