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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

20 Ranked Colleges
1,104 Degrees Awarded
$5,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 12,492 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,979 and $10,864 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,104 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 20 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.

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 Southeast Region

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

Top 20 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the Southeast Region

#1

Richmond Community College

Hamlet, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richmond Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hamlet, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Richmond Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Richmond Community College is $2,598 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students.

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#2

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree construction trades students list, Central Piedmont Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

Full Central Piedmont Community College Construction Trades Report

#3

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 23 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ICC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

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#4

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ogeechee Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Ogeechee Technical College is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ogeechee Technical College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ogeechee Technical College is $391 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $5,684 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students.

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#6

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Hinds Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Hinds Community College is a fairly large school located in Raymond, Mississippi that handed out 25 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hinds Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students.

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#10 in overall quality

East Mississippi Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. East Mississippi Community College is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 24 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

EMCC also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for EMCC is $6,039 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students.

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#8

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Wake Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Wake Technical Community College also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,876 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.

Full Wake Technical Community College Construction Trades Report

#4 in overall quality

Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 59 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Owensboro Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Owensboro Community and Technical College is $5,308 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

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#10

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Nash Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Nash Community College is a public institution located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Nash Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nash Community College is $4,902 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students.

Full Nash Community College Construction Trades Report

#11

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Robeson Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Lumberton, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Robeson Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Robeson Community College is $7,538 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students.

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#12

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Pearl River Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Poplarville, Mississippi. It awarded 12 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Pearl River Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,114 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students per year to attend Pearl River Community College.

Full Pearl River Community College Construction Trades Report

#11 in overall quality

Big Sandy Community and Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 29 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,628 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students per year to attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College.

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#14

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
#16 in overall quality

Jones County Junior College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Ellisville, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Jones County Junior College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jones County Junior College is $4,673 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

Full Jones County Junior College Construction Trades Report

#15

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Booneville, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Northeast Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Northeast Mississippi Community College is located in Booneville, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Northeast Mississippi Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College is $8,307 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students.

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#16

East Central Community College

Decatur, Mississippi
#18 in overall quality

East Central Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Decatur, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Central Community College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Central Community College is $4,999 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

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#17

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also took the #17 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

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#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Paducah, Kentucky, and it awarded 13 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College is $5,467 for southeast region associate degree construction trades students.

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#19

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Greenwood, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Piedmont Technical College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Piedmont Technical College is $10,403 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

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#20

Isothermal Community College

Spindale, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

Isothermal Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Isothermal Community College is located in Spindale, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

ICC also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $4,837 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Trades students per year to attend ICC.

Full Isothermal Community 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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