2022 Best Value Other Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Construction Trades is the 958th most popular major in the country with 191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 17 other construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 other construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other construction trades. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other construction trades programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other construction trades program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree other construction trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$9,349 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s other construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Tech also made our “Best Other Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $9,349 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mitchell Tech.

Read more about Other Construction Trades at Mitchell Tech

#2

North Central Kansas Technical College

Beloit, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$10,040 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central Kansas Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. North Central Kansas Technical College is located in Beloit, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s other construction trades degrees to qualified students.

North Central Kansas Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Central Kansas Technical College is $10,040 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Other Construction Trades students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Other Construction Trades at North Central Kansas Technical College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Construction Trades (Income $0-$30k)

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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