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Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,916 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,635 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which undergraduate 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Penn Commercial Business/Technical School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn Commercial are $12,116 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $10,410 per year.

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#4

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Rosedale Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Pennsylvania. Rosedale Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

Rosedale Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,663 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn College are $17,940 per year.

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#6

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

Pennco Tech-Bristol landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the suburb of Bristol, Pennco Tech-Bristol is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 944
Maryland 152
Delaware 19
New York 1,156

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

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 6 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).

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