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Construction Trades at Richmond Community College

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

Richmond Community College is located in Hamlet, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,226. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 29 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.

Richmond Community College Construction Trades Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Construction Trades (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Construction Trades (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades

Richmond Community College Construction Trades Rankings

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Construction Trades Student Demographics at Richmond Community College

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

Richmond Community College Construction Trades Associate’s Program

21% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in construction trades only graduates about 6% women each year. The program at Richmond Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 Richmond Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	43

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 NC, the home state for Richmond Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Maintenance and Repair Workers	43,960	$39,620
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	26,120	$60,390
Carpenters	17,700	$37,180
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	16,410	$67,030
Electricians	16,220	$44,140

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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