2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools
Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply 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.
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.
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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Plumbing & Water Supply
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 fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbus State Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools list. National University College is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bayamon.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Apex Technical School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools list. Apex Technical School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Long Island City.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Milwaukee Area Technical College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. MATC is a fairly 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.
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 city of Louisville.
Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #8 on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
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With a ranking of #9, Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.
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With a ranking of #10, Ranken Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
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Rio Salado College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.
Dixie Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools list. Dixie Tech is a small public school located in the city of Saint George.
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Mountainland Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school 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 fairly small student population.
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Saint Paul College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools ranking. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools list. OTC Mid Florida is a small public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
With a ranking of #17, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
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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 school with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Berk Trade and Business School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Berk Trade School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Long Island City.
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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #19 on the list. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.
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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.
With a ranking of #21, Davis Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.
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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #24 on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.
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Orange Technical College - Westside Campus landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. OTC Westside is a small public school located in the large suburb of Winter Garden.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools
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
View the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Other U.S. Territories |
| Great Lakes |
Plumbing & Water Supply Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Plumbing
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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