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Construction Trades at Virginia Highlands Community College

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

VHCC is located in Abingdon, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,086. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 25 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.

VHCC 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

VHCC Construction Trades Rankings

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Construction Trades Student Demographics at VHCC

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

VHCC Construction Trades Associate’s Program

4% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 96% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in construction trades at VHCC are white. Around 96% 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 Virginia Highlands 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	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

Construction Trades majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Highlands Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	56

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Highlands Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Maintenance and Repair Workers	32,260	$41,560
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	20,330	$67,650
Carpenters	17,310	$43,750
Electricians	15,700	$51,290
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	15,660	$71,050

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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