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

10 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,120 people earned their degree in lineworker, making the major the 734th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 493 lineworker graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 173 lineworker graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in lineworker. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent lineworker programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the lineworker program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree lineworker students.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Lineworker in the Plains States Region

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

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 Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Mitchell Technical College is a public institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Technical College is $12,472 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Read more about Lineworker at Mitchell Tech

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Iowa Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small public school situated in Sheldon, Iowa. It awarded 11 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree lineworker students list, Northwest Iowa Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Iowa Community College is $12,125 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Read full report on Lineworker at Northwest Iowa Community College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #3 spot on the list. Linn, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s lineworker degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend STC is $12,926 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Full STC Lineworker Report

#4

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #4 spot on the list. BSC is a small public school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 17 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree lineworker students list, BSC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BSC is $9,420 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Read full report on Lineworker at Bismarck State College

#5

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 26 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Read more about Lineworker at Northeast

#6

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Dakota County Technical College is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 10 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DCTC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,063 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students per year to attend DCTC.

Read more about Lineworker at Dakota County Technical College

#7 in overall quality

Metropolitan Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s lineworker students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree lineworker students list, MCC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College is $4,295 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Read full report on Lineworker at Metropolitan Community College

#9 in overall quality

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree lineworker students list, M State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Community and Technical College is $10,818 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Read more about Lineworker at M State

#8 in overall quality

Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is located in Granite Falls, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s lineworker degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree lineworker students list, Minnesota West has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota West is $11,952 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Read more about Lineworker at Minnesota West

#10

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, Iowa
#10 in overall quality

Marshalltown Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Lineworker Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Marshalltown Community College is a small school located in Marshalltown, Iowa that handed out 2 associates’s lineworker degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshalltown Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Lineworker Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Marshalltown Community College is $7,456 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Lineworker students.

Full Marshalltown Community College Lineworker 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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