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Construction Trades at Dutchess Community College

What traits are you looking for in a construction trades school? To help you decide if Dutchess Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's construction trades program.

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 8,034. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 students received their associate's degree in construction trades.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

DCC Construction Trades Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades

DCC Construction Trades Rankings

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Construction Trades Student Demographics at DCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction trades majors at Dutchess Community College.

DCC Construction Trades Associate’s Program

20% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in construction trades only graduates about 6% women each year. The program at DCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in construction trades graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dutchess Community College with a associate's in construction trades.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

The following construction trades concentations are available at Dutchess Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dutchess Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Building Management & Inspection	10

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Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Maintenance and Repair Workers	108,050	$46,030
Carpenters	50,200	$62,880
Electricians	42,450	$77,810
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	29,120	$73,820
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	28,370	$85,990

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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