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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,461 people earned their degree in construction management, making the major the 193rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 484 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 64 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in construction management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 14 associates’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

M State also made our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,818 for plains states region associate degree construction management students per year to attend M State.

Read more about Construction Management at M State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. MCC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s construction management degrees to qualified students.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College is $4,295 for plains states region associate degree construction management students.

Full MCC Construction Management Report

#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 11 associates’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kirkwood Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for plains states region associate degree construction management students.

Read full report on Construction Management at Kirkwood Community College

#4

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s construction management degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Park University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,579 for plains states region associate degree construction management students per year to attend Park University.

Read more about Construction Management at Park University

#5

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College also made our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for plains states region associate degree construction management students.

Read more about Construction Management at North Hennepin Community College

#6

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Johnson County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Johnson County Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 6 associates’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

JCCC also made our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend JCCC is $12,632 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Management students.

Read full report on Construction Management at JCCC

#7

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

DCTC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DCTC is $11,063 for plains states region associate degree construction management students.

Full DCTC Construction Management Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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