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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$12,217 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 40,802 construction trades students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for construction trades students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Western Technical College to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,788 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.

CVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a year.

Southwest Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Moraine Park Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in the Great Lakes Region . Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,793 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Moraine Park Technical College also did well on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Lansing Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Southwestern Illinois College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,210 in tuition and fees each year.

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Alpena Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alpena Community College are $7,995 per year.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kennedy-King College are $14,430 per year.

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Northern Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Michigan University are $18,570 per year.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,009
Michigan 417
Wisconsin 1,075
Ohio 538
Illinois 900

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 18 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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