2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 329 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,349 and $8,250 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction. That schools that top this list have a program in construction in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 19 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in the Plains States Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #1 spot on the list. STC is located in Linn, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full STC Construction Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #2 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a small school located in Kyle, South Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction at Oglala Lakota College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Turtle Mountain Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region. TMCC is a small school located in Belcourt, North Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 16 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Louis Community College Construction Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. East Central College is a small school located in Union, Missouri that handed out 3 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction at East Central College
Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Ozarks Technical Community College is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 10 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. NICC is a small public school situated in Calmar, Iowa. It awarded 1 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Crowder College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Crowder College is a small school located in Neosho, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Crowder College Construction Report
Sisseton Wahpeton College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sisseton Wahpeton College is a small school located in Sisseton, South Dakota that handed out 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sisseton Wahpeton College Construction Report
With a ranking of #10, Sitting Bull College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fort Yates, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s construction students in 2020-2021.
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Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. West Burlington, Iowa 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 more about Construction at Southeastern Community College
Pine Technical & Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Pine Technical & Community College is a public institution located in Pine City, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pine Technical & Community College Construction Report
Butler Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Butler Community College Construction Report
Indian Hills Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction at Indian Hills Community College
Iowa Western Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Western Community College is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.
Full Iowa Western Community College Construction Report
Marshalltown Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school situated in Marshalltown, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction at Marshalltown Community College
With a ranking of #10, Ellsworth Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. Ellsworth is a small school located in Iowa Falls, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at Ellsworth Community College
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s construction degrees to qualified 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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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