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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 37,535 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,448 and had an average of $11,769 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 934 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,791 and $12,263 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction trades programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction trades 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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The construction trades 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 Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennebec Valley Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fairfield, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Kennebec Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kennebec Valley Community College is $6,188 for New England Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Construction Trades at Kennebec Valley Community College

#2

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Northern Maine Community College is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Northern Maine Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Maine Community College is $8,190 for new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Bangor, Maine, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Maine Community College is $9,356 for new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k list, BFIT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is $12,457 for new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Construction Trades at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

#5

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. East Greenwich, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k list, New England Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New England Institute of Technology is $28,514 for New England Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Trades at New England Institute of Technology

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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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