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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$3,160 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 Georgia. With 1,457 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Georgia to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Georgia Technical College the best value school in Georgia for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. North Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarkesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Georgia Technical College are $3,072 a year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Augusta Technical College are $3,262 a year.

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#3

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ogeechee Technical College is a great value for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ogeechee Technical College are $3,140 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Atlanta Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Georgia. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Atlanta Area Tech are $3,164 a year.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,800
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Tennessee 486
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Florida 1,637
Virginia 510
Arkansas 104

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 averages are for the top 4 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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