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Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Building Management & Inspection School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, building management & inspection was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 5,269 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for building management majors pursuing a .

#1

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named CET, San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for building management & inspection students. CET, San Diego is a fairly 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrillo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

The excellent programs at Palomar College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best building management & inspection schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public school with a 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 the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose City College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Vista Adult School

Vista, CA

Out of the 77 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vista Adult School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Vista, Vista Adult School is a public college 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 college with a large student population.

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#7

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Centralia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for building management & inspection students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.

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Clover Park Technical College 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. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#9

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

With a ranking of #9, CET, Soledad did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for building management & inspection students. CET, Soledad is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Soledad.

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#10

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. City College of San Francisco is a large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

#11

Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA

With a ranking of #11, Grays Harbor College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for building management & inspection students. Located in the rural area of Aberdeen, GHC is a public college with a small student population.

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#11

CET, Coachella

Coachella, CA

CET, Coachella came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CET, Coachella is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Coachella.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Building Management & Inspection Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA
13 Palo Verde College Blythe, CA
13 CET, El Centro El Centro, CA
13 Portland Community College Portland, OR

Best Building Management & Inspection Colleges by State

Explore the best building management & inspection colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 139
California 779
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 27 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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