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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the Great Lakes Region

57 Ranked Colleges
1,202 Degrees Awarded
$52,859 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 35,794 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,939 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,832 and $10,008 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,202 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 57 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction trades. That schools that top this list have a program in construction trades in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park is a private for-profit institution located in Melrose Park, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a small school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 31 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Alpena Community College
Alpena, Michigan

Out of the 57 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Alpena, Michigan, this small public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.

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Coyne College
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coyne College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 57 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Illinois Valley Community College is a small school located in Oglesby, Illinois that handed out 38 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Triton College
River Grove, Illinois

Triton College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Triton College is a public institution located in River Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Southwestern Michigan College
Dowagiac, Michigan

Southwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Dowagiac, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ivy Tech Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 689 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Washtenaw Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major 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 58 students in 2020-2021.

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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rockford, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

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Bay Mills Community College
Brimley, Michigan

Bay Mills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. BMCC is a public institution located in Brimley, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Richard J Daley College is a small public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 11 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #13, John Wood Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. John Wood Community College is located in Quincy, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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Western Technical College
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Western Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Technical College is a small public school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

With a ranking of #15, Rock Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rock Valley College is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Full Rock Valley College Construction Trades Report

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Vincennes University
Vincennes, Indiana

With a ranking of #16, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Vincennes, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

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Delta College
University Center, Michigan

Delta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Delta College is a medium-sized public school situated in University Center, Michigan. It awarded 10 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, Illinois

Prairie State College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Northwest State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Northwest State Community College is located in Archbold, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, Illinois

Southwestern Illinois College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.

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Stautzenberger College - Maumee ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stautzenberger College - Maumee is a small private for-profit school situated in Maumee, Ohio. It awarded 2 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

With a ranking of #22, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lansing Community College
Lansing, Michigan

Lansing Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. This fairly large school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 12 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, Michigan

Northwestern Michigan College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern Michigan College is a small school located in Traverse City, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lincoln Trail College
Robinson, Illinois

Lincoln Trail College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Robinson, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

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