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Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida

2023 Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida

5 Colleges
$32,766 Avg Salary
$8,423 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked 7th in Florida. In fact, 1,637 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

View our full ranking methodology.


 

2023 Best Construction Trades Schools in Florida

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

Top Florida Trade Schools in Construction Trades

#1

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Our analysis found Atlantic Technical College to be the best school for construction trades students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC 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 Altierus Career College - Tampa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Tampa, Altierus Career College - Tampa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida list. South Florida Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

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The excellent programs at Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in Florida. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,800
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Georgia 1,457
Tennessee 486
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Virginia 510
Arkansas 104

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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