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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$8,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the construction trades programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Construction Trades Schools

$5,422 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found North Georgia Technical College to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . North Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarkesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Georgia Technical College are $5,422 a year.

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$5,632 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augusta Technical College are $5,632 per year. While working on their degree, construction trades majors at Augusta Technical College accumulate an average of around $7,922 in student debt.

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$4,205 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Louisiana Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.

Full Construction Trades at South Louisiana Community College Report

$4,098 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 per year.

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$6,740 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Southeast Region . EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

EMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,740 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, construction trades majors at EMCC accumulate an average of around $9,346 in student debt.

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#6

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA
$5,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Ogeechee Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ogeechee Technical College are $5,540 per year.

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$5,360 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Itawamba Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $5,360 per year.

Full Construction Trades at Itawamba Community College Report

$8,680 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Richmond Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hamlet.

Richmond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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Hillsborough Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $9,111 a year. Construction Trades majors at HCC take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, HCC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Construction Trades at Hillsborough Community College Report

$12,056 Average Tuition & Fees

Pierpont Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $12,056 a year. While working on their degree, construction trades majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $14,750 in student debt.

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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 27 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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