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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

20 Ranked Colleges
1,104 Degrees Awarded
$46,813 Avg Salary
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 12,492 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,979 and $10,864 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,104 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 20 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 20 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Richmond Community College

Hamlet, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Richmond Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Richmond Community College is located in Hamlet, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Richmond Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Richmond Community College is $4,281 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Richmond Community College Construction Trades Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It awarded 66 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $7,359 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $7,087 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Central Piedmont Community College.

Full Central Piedmont Community College Construction Trades Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Owensboro Community and Technical College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $6,029 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Owensboro Community and Technical College.

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#5

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ogeechee Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Ogeechee Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ogeechee Technical College is $4,371 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Ogeechee Technical College Construction Trades Report

#6

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Wake Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,247 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.

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#11 in overall quality

Big Sandy Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 29 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,512 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College.

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#8

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Nash Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Nash Community College is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nash Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nash Community College is $5,248 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Nash Community College Construction Trades Report

#9

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Hinds Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Hinds Community College is a public institution located in Raymond, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hinds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,097 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Hinds Community College.

Full Hinds Community College Construction Trades Report

#10

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Itawamba Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

ICC also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $7,104 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ICC.

Full ICC Construction Trades Report

#11

East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi
#10 in overall quality

East Mississippi Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EMCC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,995 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend EMCC.

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#13 in overall quality

West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small school located in Paducah, Kentucky that handed out 13 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College is $6,747 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full West Kentucky Community and Technical College Construction Trades Report

#13

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Robeson Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Robeson Community College is located in Lumberton, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Robeson Community College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Robeson Community College is $9,701 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#14

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Pearl River Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized school located in Poplarville, Mississippi that handed out 12 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Pearl River Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $8,466 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Pearl River Community College.

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#15

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
#16 in overall quality

Jones County Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #15. Jones County Junior College is a small public school situated in Ellisville, Mississippi. It awarded 22 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Jones County Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Jones County Junior College is $6,752 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Jones County Junior College Construction Trades Report

#16

East Central Community College

Decatur, Mississippi
#18 in overall quality

East Central Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Decatur, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

East Central Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for East Central Community College is $6,546 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#17

Isothermal Community College

Spindale, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

Isothermal Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Spindale, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,833 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ICC.

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#18

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Booneville, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

Northeast Mississippi Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Booneville, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Northeast Mississippi Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,060 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College.

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#19

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi
#17 in overall quality

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 8 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $10,997 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#20

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Piedmont Technical College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $12,897 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Piedmont Technical College.

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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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