by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 New England region, there were 1,015 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,383 and $12,076 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 150 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 12 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Maine Community College Construction Trades Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region list. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full York County Community College Construction Trades Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennebec Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region. Kennebec Valley Community College is located in Fairfield, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Kennebec Valley Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region list. New England Institute of Technology is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #6, Central Maine Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region list. Central Maine Technical College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Central Maine Technical College
Manchester Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Manchester Community College is a public institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Manchester Community College Construction Trades Report
Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region list. WIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Maine Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 5 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Maine Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 5 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Southern Maine Community College
Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Springfield Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Shore Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Danvers, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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