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Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for plumbing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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 city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 5% of the plumbing majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing & water supply schools in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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#3

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mid-State Technical College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in plumbing at Mid-State, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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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 city of Chicago.

Of the 9 students majoring in plumbing at Kennedy-King College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing & water supply schools in the Great Lakes Region . WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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Northcentral Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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With a ranking of #7, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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#7

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for plumbing & water supply students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Gateway Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

Explore the best plumbing & water supply colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
Indiana 302
Wisconsin 266
Ohio 179
Illinois 30

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 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.

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