2023 Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College

$3,285 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 6th in Nebraska. In fact, 412 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Nebraska ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School

Metropolitan Community College

Omaha, NE

12 Basic Certificates

#2 in Quality in Nebraska

$3,285 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in Nebraska for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,285 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #2 for overall quality for construction trades in Nebraska.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	605
Minnesota	1,185
Iowa	402
South Dakota	250
North Dakota	99
Missouri	295

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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