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Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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$48,034 Avg Salary
$13,538 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 40,802 construction trades students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

View our full ranking methodology.


 

2023 Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Trade Schools for an Associate in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the best school for construction trades students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 368
Texas 1,795
New Mexico 161
Oklahoma 843

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284
Other Construction 190

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Precision Production 55,411
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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