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Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Plumbing & Water Supply program at each school on the list.

Check out the plumbing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named City College of San Francisco the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. City College of San Francisco is a large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#2

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Diablo Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill, Diablo Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Orange Coast College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing & water supply schools in the Far Western US Region . Orange Coast College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Full Plumbing & Water Supply at Los Angeles Trade Technical College Report

Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

Explore the best plumbing & water supply colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 19
California 55
Oregon 10
Nevada 0

Plumbing & Water Supply is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Plumbing Focus Areas

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 4 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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