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

8 Ranked Colleges
485 Degrees Awarded
$5,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 37,535 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 3,844 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,595 and $11,542 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 485 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction trades. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction trades programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 150 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $9,067 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 31 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,626 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $4,362 for southwest region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Austin Community College District Construction Trades Report

#4

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Pima Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 10 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $3,417 for southwest region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Pima Community College.

Read more about Construction Trades at Pima County Community College District

#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

St Philip’s College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,522 for southwest region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

Full St Philip’s College Construction Trades Report

#3 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto College is $8,502 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full San Jacinto Community College Construction Trades Report

#8

Vista College

El Paso, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Vista College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Vista College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vista College is $5,872 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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