2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region
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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 the Great Lakes region, there were 5,326 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,385 and $11,753 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,073 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 13 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.
Washtenaw Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washtenaw Community College is $2,441 for great lakes region associate degree construction trades students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 606 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Ivy Tech Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for great lakes region associate degree construction trades students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Fox Valley Technical College is a fairly large school located in Appleton, Wisconsin that handed out 20 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree construction trades students list, FVTC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fox Valley Technical College is $11,127 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in River Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.
Triton College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $4,988 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students per year to attend Triton College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Kennedy-King College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
Kennedy-King College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is $5,709 for great lakes region associate degree construction trades students.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
NWTC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $10,340 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students per year to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
Alpena Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Alpena, Michigan, and it awarded 24 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.
Alpena Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alpena Community College is $3,334 for great lakes region associate degree construction trades students.
Southwestern Illinois College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
SWIC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SWIC is $7,098 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.
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Prairie State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Prairie State College is a public institution located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Prairie State College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $7,669 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students per year to attend Prairie State College.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Lansing Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LCC is located in Lansing, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree construction trades students list, LCC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lansing Community College is $4,828 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.
With a ranking of #11, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree construction trades students list, Northern Michigan University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Michigan University is $15,453 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.
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Delta College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Delta College is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Delta College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delta College is $3,629 for great lakes region associate degree construction trades students.
Vincennes University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Vincennes University is $10,845 for great lakes region associate degree construction trades students.
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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%.
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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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