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Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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

53 Colleges
$26,045 Avg Salary
$9,500 Avg Student Debt

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. 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.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Southeast Region 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 .

Our analysis found South Florida Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . South Florida Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erwin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tampa, Erwin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. OTC Mid Florida is a small public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

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Orange Technical College - Westside Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. OTC Westside is a small public school located in the suburb of Winter Garden.

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Hillsborough Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

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Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. Located in the city of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 52
South Carolina 1
Arkansas 1
North Carolina 77
Florida 304
West Virginia 0
Louisiana 6
Alabama 12
Kentucky 79
Tennessee 38
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

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 25 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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