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2023 Best Construction Associate Degree Trade Schools

5 Colleges
$74,208 Avg Salary
$12,562 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,813 people earned a degree or certificate in construction, making the major the #38 most popular in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Construction Associate Degree Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for construction majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Trade Schools for an Associate in Construction

Our 2023 rankings named Honolulu Community College the best school in the United States for construction students working on their associate degree. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.

While working on their Associate Degree, construction majors at Honolulu CC accumulate an average of around $5,605 in student debt.

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#2

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Construction Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend State Technical College of Missouri. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Construction Associate Degree Trade Schools list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Iowa Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Construction Associate Degree Trade Schools list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Construction Associate Degree Trade Schools list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, construction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Construction Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Construction Trades 1,813

Majors Similar to Construction

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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