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Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$4,089 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,755 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 58 degrees and certificates were awarded to construction trades students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for construction trades students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Central Louisiana Technical Community College to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 a year.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,079 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Delgado Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for construction trades in Louisiana.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 352
West Virginia 47
Mississippi 176
South Carolina 18
Florida 33
Virginia 65
Arkansas 0
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

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

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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