by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Construction is the 284th most popular major in the country with 1,435 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,364 and had an average of $9,374 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 227 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,079 and $9,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 61 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in construction. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in construction.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region 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 #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 40 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stautzenberger College - Maumee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Maumee, Ohio, and it awarded 2 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Trail College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Robinson, Illinois, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s construction students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shawnee Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Shawnee Community College is a small public school situated in Ullin, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SWIC is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 7 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Washtenaw Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 2 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
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John A Logan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Carterville, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbus State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus State Community College is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Construction at Columbus State Community College
Rock Valley College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Frontier Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fairfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at Frontier Community College
Lorain County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Elyria, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s construction students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lewis and Clark Community College is a public institution located in Godfrey, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at Lewis and Clark Community College
Wabash Valley College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2020-2021.
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