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2022 Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,016 people earned their degree in building management and inspection, making the major the 214th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, building management and inspection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,798 and had an average of $14,436 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 342 building management and inspection graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,364 and $20,731 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 163 building management and inspection graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in building management and inspection. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great building management and inspection programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the building management and inspection program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Building Management & Inspection in the Plains States Region

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Mitchell Technical College is a small public school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 19 associates’s building management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree building management students list, Mitchell Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Tech is $12,472 for plains states region associate degree building management students.

Full Mitchell Tech Building Management & Inspection Report

#2

Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, South Dakota

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Watertown, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s building management students in 2019-2020.

LATI also made our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Area Technical Institute is $12,939 for plains states region associate degree building management students.

Read more about Building Management & Inspection at LATI

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rochester Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,088 for plains states region associate degree building management students per year to attend Rochester Community and Technical College.

Read full report on Building Management & Inspection at Rochester Community and Technical College

#4

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 17 associates’s building management degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $8,749 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Building Management students.

Read more about Building Management & Inspection at Northeast

#5

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Community College is located in Grand Island, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s building management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree building management students list, Central Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Community College is $8,235 for plains states region associate degree building management students.

Read full report on Building Management & Inspection at Central Community College

Southeast Community College Area did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 7 associates’s building management degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College is $9,059 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Building Management students.

Full Southeast Community College Building Management & Inspection Report

#7

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dunwoody College of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s building management degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,488 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Building Management students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Dunwoody College of Technology Building Management & Inspection Report

#8 in overall quality

Metropolitan Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 2 associates’s building management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree building management students list, MCC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College is $4,295 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Building Management students.

Read full report on Building Management & Inspection at MCC

#9

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, Nebraska
#9 in overall quality

Mid-Plains Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Building Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in North Platte, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 associates’s building management degrees in 2019-2020.

Mid-Plains Community College also made our “Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Mid-Plains Community College is $6,533 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Building Management students.

Full Mid-Plains Community College Building Management & Inspection 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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