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

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$73,410 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

Check out the plumbing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for plumbing & water supply students. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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The excellent programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Milwaukee Area Technical College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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#5

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mid-State Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Washtenaw Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Washtenaw Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.

Full Plumbing & Water Supply at Washtenaw Community College Report

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #9 on the list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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Nicolet Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rhinelander, Nicolet Area Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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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
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 28 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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