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2023 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate School for You

Plumbing & Water Supply is the #32 most popular major in the country with 2,888 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in the United States. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Hackensack, Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS is a public college with a small student population.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Berk Trade and Business School

Long Island City, NY

With a ranking of #8, Berk Trade and Business School did quite well on this year’s best schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Berk Trade School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Long Island City.

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With a ranking of #9, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, PA

Orleans Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Orleans Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Plumbing & Water Supply by Region

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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, plumbing & water supply has other similar majors worth exploring.

Plumbing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 2,209
Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter 663
Other Plumbing & Related Water Supply Services 11
Well Drilling/Driller 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Tomwsulcer.

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