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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
938 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 5,283 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,992 and $8,841 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 938 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the Far Western US Region

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu Community College is a small public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 354 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Honolulu CC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Honolulu Community College is $8,238 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Honolulu Community College

#2

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 24 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Portland Community College is $8,914 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

Read more about Construction Trades at Portland Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hawaii CC is a small school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 18 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hawaii Community College is $11,430 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students.

Full Hawaii CC Construction Trades Report

#4

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 17 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree construction trades students list, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is $6,787 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students.

Read more about Construction Trades at Bellingham Technical College

#5

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $6,907 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students per year to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

Read more about Construction Trades at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

#6

San Diego City College

San Diego, California
#6 in overall quality

San Diego City College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

San Diego City College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Diego City College is $5,082 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students.

Full San Diego City College Construction Trades Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii Maui College is a public institution located in Kahului, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Maui College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii Maui College is $9,816 for far western us region associate degree construction trades students.

Full UH Maui College Construction Trades Report

#8

Charter College

Vancouver, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Charter College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Charter College is a small school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 16 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Charter College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Charter College is $29,523 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

Read more about Construction Trades at Charter 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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