2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College

$5,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked 7th in Virginia. In fact, 510 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

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 Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School

Virginia Western Community College

Roanoke, VA

35 Basic Certificates

#15 in Quality in Virginia

$5,103 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Virginia Western Community College to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 a year.

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
Georgia	1,457
Tennessee	486
Louisiana	860
Mississippi	586
South Carolina	303
Florida	1,637
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

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 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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