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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California

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

With 55 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, plumbing & water supply is the #37 most popular major in California.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found City College of San Francisco to be the most popular school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public college with a large student population.

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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. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

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

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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 California list. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the large suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 19
Oregon 10
Nevada 0

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 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.

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