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2023 Best Construction Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

5 Colleges
$25,195 Avg Salary
$8,853 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,435 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Construction Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Construction Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Construction Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Trade Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction

#1

Great Oaks Career Campuses

Cincinnati, OH

Our analysis found Great Oaks Career Campuses to be the best school for construction students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Great Oaks Career Campuses is a small public school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

Construction majors at Great Oaks Career Campuses take out an average of $10,032 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Perry Technical Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction schools in the United States. Perry Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction schools in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#4

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Apex Technical School is a great place for construction students working on their undergraduate certificate. Apex Technical School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Long Island City.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, construction graduates from Apex Technical School carry an average student debtload of $10,069.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern Illinois College is a great place for construction students working on their undergraduate certificate. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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 1,435

Majors Similar to Construction

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Masonry 274

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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