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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k)

12 Ranked Colleges
556 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Construction Trades is the 614th most popular major in the country with 2,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 556 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general construction trades. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general construction trades 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 general construction trades 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 General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Honolulu Community College is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 342 associates’s general construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Honolulu CC also made our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Honolulu CC is $7,601 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Construction Trades at Honolulu CC

#2

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Triton College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in River Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified associates’s general construction trades students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Triton College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Triton College is $4,546 for associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Triton College General Construction Trades Report

#3

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 3 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College also made our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Washtenaw Community College is $266 for associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k list, SWIC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,506 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southwestern Illinois College.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 11 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,298 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MCC.

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#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, State Technical College of Missouri did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. STC is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 13 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

STC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for STC is $9,576 for associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Construction Trades at State Technical College of Missouri

#8 in overall quality

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NWTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NWTC is $8,506 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 4 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Mesa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,708 for associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Colorado Mesa.

Full Colorado Mesa General Construction Trades Report

#9

Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

Lamar Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Lamar, Colorado, and it awarded 2 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k list, LCC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,370 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lamar Community College.

Read more about General Construction Trades at Lamar Community College

#10

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general construction trades degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

HACC also made our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Harrisburg Area Community College is $9,933 for associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Construction Trades at HACC

#11 in overall quality

University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Kahului, Hawaii, and it awarded 3 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Maui College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,045 for associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Hawaii Maui College.

Full University of Hawaii Maui College General Construction Trades Report

#12

Charter College

Vancouver, Washington
#12 in overall quality

Charter College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Vancouver, Washington, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s general construction trades students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree general construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k list, Charter College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $28,940 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Charter College.

Full Charter College General Construction Trades Report

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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