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Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region

11 Colleges
$32,769 Avg Salary
$13,313 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply School for You

Plumbing & Water Supply is the #32 most popular major in the country with 2,888 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

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 Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges.

Our analysis found Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford to be the most popular school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

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#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Industrial Management Training Institute is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. Industrial Management Training Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Eastern Maine Community College

With a ranking of #6, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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Kennebec Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #7 on the list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

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Southeastern Technical Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of South Easton, Southeastern Technical Institute is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Central Maine Community 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 Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, ME

Northern Maine Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6
Maine 35
Connecticut 69
Rhode Island 26

Plumbing & Water Supply is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Plumbing Focus Areas

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 11 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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