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Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska

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.


 

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Construction Trades Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School

Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,285 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Construction Trades at Metropolitan Community College Report

Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Colleges 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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