2022 Best Value Colleges for General Construction Trades in Colorado (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Colorado, there were 98 general construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general construction trades program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado general construction trades students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Construction Trades in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$15,569 Average Net Price

$35,568 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 4 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado general construction trades students with aid list, Colorado Mesa has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Construction Trades Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $15,569 for colorado general construction trades students with aid per year to attend Colorado Mesa University.

Read more about General Construction Trades at Colorado Mesa University

#2

Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$10,604 Average Net Price

$18,900 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. LCC is a small public school situated in Lamar, Colorado. It awarded 42 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $10,604 for Colorado General Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend LCC.

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• Best Value Colleges for General Construction Trades (With Aid)

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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