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Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,695 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,755 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 42 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, construction trades is the #37 most popular major in Colorado.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Colorado to see which undergraduate certificate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Mesa University the best value school in Colorado for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 a year.

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Out of the 2 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $4,389 per year.

Red Rocks Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 108
Montana 34
Idaho 4
Wyoming 2

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 2 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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