Construction Trades at Pennsylvania College of Technology

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

Penn College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,565. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 70 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.

Penn College Construction Trades Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Construction Trades (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades
• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Trades

Penn College Construction Trades Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the construction trades progam at Penn College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The construction trades major at Penn College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Construction Trades. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
	3
Most Popular Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools	12

Construction Trades Student Demographics at Penn College

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

Penn College Construction Trades Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in construction trades at Penn College are white. Around 89% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Penn College Construction Trades Bachelor’s Program

The construction trades program at Penn College awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 87% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women. The typical construction trades bachelor's degree program is made up of only 6% women. So female students are more repesented at Penn College since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in construction trades at Penn College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania College of Technology with a bachelor's in construction trades.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Penn College also has a doctoral program available in construction trades. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania College of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Building Management & Inspection	72
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	24
Masonry	4
Plumbing & Water Supply	2

Related Majors

• Personal & Culinary Services
• Transportation & Materials Moving
• Precision Production
• Mechanic & Repair Technologies

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Maintenance and Repair Workers	59,920	$40,130
Carpenters	29,200	$53,450
Electricians	21,390	$65,890
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	20,680	$73,980
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	19,800	$71,190

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.