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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
3,844 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in construction trades. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction trades programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 286 ’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $10,114 for southwest region construction trades students with aid.

Read more about Construction Trades at Texas State Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction trades students with aid list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region construction trades students with aid.

Full Austin Community College District Construction Trades Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,853 for southwest region construction trades students with aid.

Read full report on Construction Trades at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#4

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 256 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,429 for southwest region construction trades students with aid.

Full CNM Construction Trades Report

#5

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Pima Community College is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 29 ’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pima Community College is $3,583 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students with aid.

Full Pima County Community College District Construction Trades Report

#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,250 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students with aid per year to attend St Philip’s College.

Read more about Construction Trades at St Philip’s College

San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 96 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students with aid.

Full San Jacinto Community College Construction Trades Report

#9

Vista College

El Paso, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Vista College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Vista College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction trades students with aid list, Vista College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vista College is $8,306 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students with aid.

Read more about Construction Trades at Vista 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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