2022 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades in Iowa (With Aid)

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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 Iowa, there were 429 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,425 and $6,583 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades in Iowa (With Aid)

#1

Northwest Iowa Community College

Sheldon, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$12,125 Average Net Price

$47,833 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Iowa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwest Iowa Community College is a public institution located in Sheldon, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 74 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Iowa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in Iowa” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Iowa Community College is $12,125 for Iowa Construction Trades students with aid.

Full Northwest Iowa Community College Construction Trades Report

#2

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$7,456 Average Net Price

$25,200 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshalltown Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Marshalltown, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.

Marshalltown Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $7,456 for iowa construction trades students with aid per year to attend Marshalltown Community College.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Marshalltown Community College

#3

Northeast Iowa Community College

Calmar, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$10,505 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeast Iowa Community College is a public institution located in Calmar, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in Iowa” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Iowa Community College is $10,505 for Iowa Construction Trades students with aid.

Full NICC 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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