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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Carpentry/Carpenter in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Carpentry 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Carpentry/Carpenter is the 563rd most popular major in the country with 4,262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 650 carpentry/carpenter graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 79 carpentry/carpenter graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in carpentry/carpenter. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great carpentry/carpenter 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 carpentry/carpenter 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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The carpentry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Carpentry/Carpenter in the Plains States Region

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 associates’s carpentry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree carpentry students list, Hennepin Technical College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Carpentry/Carpenter Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Carpentry students.

Full Hennepin Technical College Carpentry/Carpenter Report

#2

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. BSC is a public institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Carpentry/Carpenter Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,420 for plains states region associate degree carpentry students per year to attend BSC.

Read full report on Carpentry/Carpenter at BSC

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan Area Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Manhattan Area Technical College is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s carpentry degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree carpentry students list, MATC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Carpentry/Carpenter Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MATC is $13,149 for plains states region associate degree carpentry students.

Read more about Carpentry/Carpenter at MATC

#4

Coffeyville Community College

Coffeyville, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coffeyville Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Coffeyville Community College is a small public school situated in Coffeyville, Kansas. It awarded 2 associates’s carpentry degrees in 2019-2020.

Coffeyville Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Carpentry/Carpenter Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $5,377 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Carpentry students per year to attend Coffeyville Community College.

Read full report on Carpentry/Carpenter at Coffeyville Community College

#5

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ranken Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 15 associates’s carpentry degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Carpentry/Carpenter Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,933 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Carpentry students per year to attend Ranken Technical College.

Full Ranken Technical College Carpentry/Carpenter Report

#6

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Lake Superior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s carpentry degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

LSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Carpentry/Carpenter Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lake Superior College is $13,503 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Carpentry students.

Read full report on Carpentry/Carpenter at LSC

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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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