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Most Popular Construction Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Construction Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Construction Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to construction students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Construction Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Southwest Texas Junior College the most popular school in Texas for construction students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the construction majors at the school.

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#2

RGV Careers

Pharr, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means RGV Careers is a great place for construction students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Pharr, RGV Careers is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Construction Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 17
Oklahoma 44
New Mexico 0

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

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 2 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).
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