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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Salary
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in construction trades. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction trades programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction trades program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Maine, this small public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kennebec Valley Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennebec Valley Community College is $10,202 for New England Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#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 $48-$75k. Northern Maine Community College is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 11 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Maine Community College is $12,572 for new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. BFIT is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

BFIT also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for BFIT is $14,994 for New England Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Construction Trades at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

#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 #4 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Eastern Maine Community College is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k list, Eastern Maine Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Maine Community College is $11,674 for new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Eastern Maine Community College Construction Trades Report

#5

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

New England Tech also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $31,702 for new england region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend New England Institute of Technology.

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 low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read more about Construction Trades at New England Tech

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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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