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Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,580 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 Texas. With 1,795 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Texas 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.

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 Texas

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State Technical College the best value school in Texas for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,969 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $8,580 per year.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 368
New Mexico 161
Oklahoma 843

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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