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2023 Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in North Carolina

1 College
$47,082 Avg Salary
$9,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following school tops our list of the Best Construction Trades Colleges.

Best Construction Trades School

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the best school in North Carolina for construction trades students. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

Full Construction Trades at Wake Technical Community College Report

Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Georgia 1,457
Tennessee 486
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Florida 1,637
Virginia 510
Arkansas 104

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274
Other Construction 157

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,306
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,307
Precision Production 52,905
Transportation & Materials Moving 28,383

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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