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2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

12 Ranked Colleges
556 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Construction is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 2,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,450 and had an average of $9,879 in loans still to pay off.

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

This year’s “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction 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 construction 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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Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Honolulu CC is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 342 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu Community College is $8,398 for associate degree construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Construction at Honolulu CC

#2

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Triton College landed the #2 spot on the list. Triton College is a public institution located in River Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees 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 Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Triton College is $4,579 for Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Construction at Triton College

#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 Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 3 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Washtenaw Community College is $1,562 for Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Washtenaw Community College Construction Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s construction students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWIC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SWIC is $6,762 for associate degree construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SWIC Construction Report

#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 Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree construction students whose families make $30-$48k list, MCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $6,519 for Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Construction at MCC

#3 in overall quality

State Technical College of Missouri ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 13 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

STC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,432 for Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend State Technical College of Missouri.

Read full report on Construction at State Technical College of Missouri

#8 in overall quality

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. NWTC is a fairly large public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

NWTC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,201 for Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NWTC.

Read more about Construction at NWTC

#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students 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 Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,624 for associate degree construction students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Colorado Mesa University.

Read more about Construction at Colorado Mesa University

#9

Lamar Community College

Lamar, Colorado

Lamar Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lamar Community College is a small school located in Lamar, Colorado that handed out 2 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

LCC also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Lamar Community College is $8,325 for associate degree construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Construction at Lamar Community College

#10

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Harrisburg Area Community College is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,648 for associate degree construction students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Harrisburg Area Community College.

Full HACC Construction Report

University of Hawaii Maui College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2019-2020.

UH Maui College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH Maui College is $9,255 for Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Hawaii Maui College Construction Report

#12

Charter College

Vancouver, Washington

Charter College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Vancouver, Washington, this small private for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2019-2020.

Charter College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $28,771 for Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Charter College.

Read full report on Construction at Charter College

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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