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Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,607 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 Wisconsin. With 1,075 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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. 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.


 

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Construction Trades

Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CVTC are $4,642 a year.

CVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list.

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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 construction trades schools in Wisconsin. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Tech are $4,571 a year.

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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
Michigan 417
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

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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