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

2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast 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. 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.

The Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Our analysis found Jefferson Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

About 22% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 78% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Georgia Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing & water supply schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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#6

Lively Technical College

Tallahassee, FL

Lively Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Lively is a public college with a small student population.

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Guilford Technical Community 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. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

Of the 11 students majoring in plumbing at Guilford Technical Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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#7

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community 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. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

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Atlanta Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 11% of the plumbing majors at the school.

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SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate plumbing & water supply programs. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

About 7% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 1
Georgia 52
Arkansas 1
North Carolina 77
Florida 304
West Virginia 0
Louisiana 6
Tennessee 38
Alabama 12
Kentucky 79
Mississippi 7

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 27 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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