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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$8,355 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,197 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked #35 in the country. In fact 35,794 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for construction trades students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for construction trades majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction Trades

Our 2023 rankings named East Mississippi Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for construction trades students working on their associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

EMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,740 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ogeechee Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,540 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Richmond Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hamlet.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Richmond Community College are $8,680 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $12,056 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

Wake Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,912 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wake Technical Community College also did well on our Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

With a ranking of #7, Hinds Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Hinds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

With a ranking of #8, Jones County Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jones County Junior College are $5,870 a year.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree construction trades programs. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Big Sandy Community and Technical College are $15,240 per year.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 352
West Virginia 47
South Carolina 18
Florida 33
Virginia 65
Arkansas 0
Mississippi 176
Louisiana 58
Alabama 108
Kentucky 179
Georgia 110
Tennessee 6

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274
Other Construction 157

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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