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Construction Trades at Western Nevada College

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study construction trades, take a look at what Western Nevada College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and approximately 3,495 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 1 student 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.

WNC Construction Trades Degrees Available

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

WNC Construction Trades Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The construction trades major at WNC 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	5
Most Focused Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools	69
Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools	70
Most Focused Construction Trades Trade Schools	276
Most Focused Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools	326
Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	518

Construction Trades Student Demographics at WNC

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

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

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

WNC Construction Trades Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Construction Trades from WNC in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical construction trades bachelor's degree program is made up of only 6% women. So female students are more repesented at WNC since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its construction trades bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

WNC 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 Western Nevada College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Construction	58
Building Management & Inspection	7

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Maintenance and Repair Workers	15,870	$45,880
Carpenters	10,700	$53,140
Electricians	6,420	$62,420
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	5,530	$70,260
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	4,860	$55,600

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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