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Construction Trades at Mt. Hood Community College

If you are interested in studying construction trades, you may want to check out the program at Mt. Hood Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and has a total student population of 6,812. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 22 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.

MHCC Construction Trades Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Construction Trades (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades

MHCC Construction Trades Rankings

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Construction Trades Student Demographics at MHCC

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

MHCC Construction Trades Associate’s Program

23% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in construction trades only graduates about 6% women each year. The program at MHCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

If you plan to be a construction trades major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mt. Hood Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Construction	29
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	8

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 OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Maintenance and Repair Workers	15,820	$39,620
Carpenters	15,270	$48,680
Electricians	8,800	$69,330
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	6,470	$73,310
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	5,770	$73,810

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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