2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 2,597 people earned their degree in construction, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States. 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” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate.
Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction
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 Construction Schools for an Associate. Honolulu Community College is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 342 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.
Honolulu CC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu Community College is $8,238 for Associate Degree Construction students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triton College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in River Grove, Illinois, and it awarded 32 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree construction students list, Triton College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Triton College is $4,988 for Associate Degree Construction students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree construction students list, SWIC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Illinois College is $7,098 for Associate Degree Construction students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 11 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree construction students list, MCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $7,066 for Associate Degree Construction students.
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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 Construction Schools for an Associate. Linn, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction degrees to 13 students 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 $12,926 for Associate Degree Construction students per year to attend STC.
Washtenaw Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 3 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washtenaw Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Washtenaw Community College is $2,441 for Associate Degree Construction students.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWTC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is $10,340 for Associate Degree Construction students.
Colorado Mesa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 4 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.
Colorado Mesa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mesa University is $15,569 for Associate Degree Construction students.
Lamar Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Lamar, Colorado, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2019-2020.
LCC also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $10,604 for Associate Degree Construction students per year to attend LCC.
Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.
HACC also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Harrisburg Area Community College is $11,990 for associate degree construction students.
University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Kahului, Hawaii, and it awarded 3 associates’s construction degrees 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 $9,816 for Associate Degree Construction students.
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Charter College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate ranking. Vancouver, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s construction degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Charter College also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Charter College is $29,523 for associate degree construction students.
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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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