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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region
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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.
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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the most popular school in the New England Region for plumbing & water supply students. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.
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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.
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The excellent programs at Industrial Management Training Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in the New England Region . Industrial Management Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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.
Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #6 on the list. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
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Kennebec Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.
Southeastern Technical Institute 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. Located in the rural area of South Easton, Southeastern Technical Institute is a public school 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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Northern Maine Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a fairly 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 |
Majors Related to Plumbing
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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