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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
485 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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 Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree construction trades students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. TSTC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 150 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $10,114 for southwest region associate degree construction trades students whose families make more than $110k.

Full TSTC Construction Trades Report

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k 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. It costs about $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend CNM.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Austin Community College District Construction Trades Report

#4

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Pima County Community College District is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large 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 Pima County Community College District, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Pima County Community College District Construction Trades Report

#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

St Philip’s College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Philip’s College is $6,250 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Construction Trades at St Philip’s College

#3 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region associate degree construction trades students whose families make more than $110k.

Full San Jacinto College Construction Trades Report

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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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