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

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

In 2021-2022, 77 degrees and certificates were awarded to plumbing & water supply students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Forsyth Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for plumbing & water supply students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

About 9% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#3

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Cape Fear Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing & water supply schools in North Carolina. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the plumbing majors at the school.

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Cleveland Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, NC

Pamlico 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. Located in the rural area of Grantsboro, PCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Halifax Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Weldon, Halifax Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 1
Georgia 52
Arkansas 1
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

Majors Similar to Plumbing

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 8 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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