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2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate

12 Ranked Colleges
556 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,597 people earned their degree in general construction trades, making the major the 614th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Construction Trades

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Honolulu Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate. Honolulu CC 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Honolulu CC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Honolulu Community College is $8,238 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

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#2

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate list. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general construction trades degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Triton College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,988 for associate degree general construction trades students per year to attend Triton College.

Full Triton College General Construction Trades Report

#3

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWIC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Illinois College is $7,098 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

Full SWIC General Construction Trades Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s general construction trades degrees to qualified students.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $7,066 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

Read more about General Construction Trades at MCC

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend State Technical College of Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate. STC is a small school located in Linn, Missouri that handed out 13 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

STC also made our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for STC is $12,926 for associate degree general construction trades students.

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#6

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Washtenaw Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general construction trades degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Washtenaw Community College is $2,441 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

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#8 in overall quality

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general construction trades degrees to 3 students 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 $10,340 for associate degree general construction trades students.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate list. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 4 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,569 for associate degree general construction trades students per year to attend Colorado Mesa University.

Full Colorado Mesa General Construction Trades Report

#9

Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

Lamar Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate ranking. Lamar, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general construction trades degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

LCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $10,604 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

Read more about General Construction Trades at LCC

#10

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate ranking. Harrisburg Area Community College is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s general construction trades degrees to qualified students.

HACC also made our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $11,990 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students per year to attend Harrisburg Area Community College.

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 ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s general construction trades students 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii Maui College is $9,816 for associate degree general construction trades students.

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#12

Charter College

Vancouver, Washington
#12 in overall quality

Charter College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Construction Trades Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Charter College is a small school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 16 associates’s general construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Charter College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Charter College is $29,523 for Associate Degree General Construction Trades students.

Full Charter College General Construction Trades 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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