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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Foothill College the most popular school in California for plumbing & water supply students. Foothill College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Los Altos Hills.

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#2

Mission College

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mission College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mission College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in California list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#4

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego City College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in California list. San Diego City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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#5

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bakersfield College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in California list. Bakersfield College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

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#5

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Diablo Valley College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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#5

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

The excellent programs at College of San Mateo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in California. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

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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 9 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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