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2023 Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the construction trades basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Construction Trades

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the best school in the Southwest Region for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades colleges 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 5 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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