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Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked 7th in Virginia. In fact, 510 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Danville Community College the best value school in Virginia for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Danville Community College are $4,725 a year.

Danville Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Danville Community College

#2

CET, Alexandria

Alexandria, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend CET, Alexandria. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. CET, Alexandria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Alexandria.

Read full report on Construction Trades at CET, Alexandria

Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,800
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Georgia 1,457
Tennessee 486
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Florida 1,637
Arkansas 104

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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