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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 181 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Plumbing & Water Supply program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a degree 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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The excellent programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in the United States. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. National University College is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bayamon.

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#4

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

The excellent programs at Apex Technical School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in the United States. Apex Technical School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Long Island City.

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The excellent programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in the United States. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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South Florida Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. South Florida Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Miami.

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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #9 on the list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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#10

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Ranken Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools ranking. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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#11

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a large student population.

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#12

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

Dixie Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools ranking. Dixie Tech is a small public school located in the small city of Saint George.

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With a ranking of #13, Mountainland Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #14, Erwin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Located in the city of Tampa, Erwin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#15

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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With a ranking of #16, Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. OTC Mid Florida is a small public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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#17

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #17 on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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#17

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

Pennco Tech-Bristol landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. Located in the suburb of Bristol, Pennco Tech-Bristol is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#19

Berk Trade and Business School

Long Island City, NY

Berk Trade and Business School landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. Berk Trade School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Long Island City.

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#19

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Central Georgia Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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#21

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

With a ranking of #21, Mid-State Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public college with a small student population.

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#21

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Davis Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaysville.

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Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools ranking. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Orange Technical College - Westside Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #25 on the list. OTC Westside is a small public school located in the large suburb of Winter Garden.

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#26

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Plumbing & Water Supply students that almost earned our Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
28 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA
28 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
28 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
31 Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences Paterson, NJ
31 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC
31 Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, FL
34 Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS Hackensack, NJ
35 Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA
35 Lee College Baytown, TX
35 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
35 Western Dakota Technical Institute Rapid City, SD

Plumbing & Water Supply by Region

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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, 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 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Tomwsulcer.

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