2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, plumbing & water supply was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 2,888 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for plumbing majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbus State Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 5% of the plumbing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
Full Plumbing & Water Supply at Fox Valley Technical College Report
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Mid-State Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing & water supply schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in plumbing at Mid-State, 95% are male and 5% are female.
Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Mid-State Technical College
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 9 students majoring in plumbing at Kennedy-King College, 89% are male and 11% are female.
Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
Northcentral Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Triton College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Gateway Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.
Full Plumbing & Water Supply at Gateway Technical College Report
Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State
Explore the best plumbing & water supply schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 24 |
Indiana | 302 |
Wisconsin | 266 |
Ohio | 179 |
Illinois | 30 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 14 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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