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2023 Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in California

56 Colleges
$25,247 Avg Salary
$6,323 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Building Management & Inspection School for You

With 779 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, building management & inspection is the #19 most popular major in California.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Building Management & Inspection program at each school on the list.

Check out the building management programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named CET, San Diego the most popular school in California for building management & inspection students. CET, San Diego is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#2

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabrillo College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Palomar College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose City College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Vista Adult School

Vista, CA

The excellent programs at Vista Adult School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best building management & inspection schools in California. Located in the suburb of Vista, Vista Adult School is a public school with a small student population.

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Santiago Canyon College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular building management & inspection programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, SCC is a public school with a large student population.

Full Building Management & Inspection at Santiago Canyon College Report

#7

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

CET, Soledad came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in California ranking. CET, Soledad is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Soledad.

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#8

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for building management & inspection students. It came in at #8 on the list. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Full Building Management & Inspection at City College of San Francisco Report

#9

CET, Coachella

Coachella, CA

CET, Coachella landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular building management & inspection programs. CET, Coachella is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Coachella.

Full Building Management & Inspection at CET, Coachella Report

#10

Palo Verde College

Blythe, CA

Palo Verde College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the rural area of Blythe, Palo Verde College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Building Management & Inspection at Palo Verde College Report

Best Building Management & Inspection Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 139
Oregon 30
Nevada 52
Alaska 5
Hawaii 6

Building Management & Inspection is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Building Management Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Building/Property Maintenance 1,549
Building Construction Technology 1,448
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager 1,116
Other Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection 529
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector 261
Drywall Installation/Drywaller 92
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher 84
Insulator 61
Painting/Painter & Wall Coverer 58
Glazier 33
Carpet, Floor, & Tile Worker 21
Roofer 17

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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