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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$6,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, construction trades students earned 403 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Trinidad State Junior College the best value school in Colorado for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

Trinidad State Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Trinidad State Junior College also took the #2 spot in our Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Red Rocks Community College are $4,471 a year.

Red Rocks Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#3

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The excellent basic certificate programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 44
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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