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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota

9 Ranked Colleges
263 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota” ranking.

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 Minnesota, there were 1,293 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,644 and $12,784 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 263 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,738 and $20,226 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction trades programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree construction trades students.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in Minnesota

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hennepin Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for minnesota associate degree construction trades students.

Full Hennepin Technical College Construction Trades Report

#2

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

DCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $11,063 for minnesota associate degree construction trades students per year to attend DCTC.

Full Dakota County Technical College Construction Trades Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rochester Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $14,088 for Minnesota Associate Degree Construction Trades students per year to attend Rochester Community and Technical College.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Rochester Community and Technical College

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Minnesota West is located in Granite Falls, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota West, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College is $11,952 for Minnesota Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Minnesota West

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota. Fergus Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

M State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for M State is $10,818 for Minnesota Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

Read full report on Construction Trades at M State

#6

Northwest Technical College

Bemidji, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Northwest Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota ranking. NTC is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

NTC also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $11,783 for Minnesota Associate Degree Construction Trades students per year to attend NTC.

Full Northwest Technical College Construction Trades Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St Cloud Technical and Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $9,019 for minnesota associate degree construction trades students per year to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College.

Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Construction Trades Report

#8

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

Lake Superior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

LSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior College is $13,503 for Minnesota Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

Read more about Construction Trades at Lake Superior College

#9

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Dunwoody College of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in Minnesota list. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 87 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Dunwoody College of Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,488 for Minnesota Associate Degree Construction Trades students.

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.

Full Dunwoody College of Technology 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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