2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 692 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,000 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 374 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The construction school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$8,238 Average Net Price

$74,519 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Honolulu CC is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 342 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Construction at Honolulu CC

#2

University of Hawaii Maui College

Kahului, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$9,816 Average Net Price

$33,993 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Hawaii Maui College is a public institution located in Kahului, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Maui College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $9,816 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction students with aid per year to attend UH Maui College.

Read full report on Construction at UH Maui College

#3

Charter College

Vancouver, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$29,523 Average Net Price

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it awarded 16 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

Charter College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Charter College is $29,523 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction students with aid.

Full Charter College Construction Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (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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