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2023 Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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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.
The Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Construction Trades Colleges.
Top Southwest Region Trade Schools in Construction Trades
Our analysis found The University of Texas at San Antonio to be the best school for construction trades students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
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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 Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamson Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamson Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Technology Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.
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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for construction trades students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best construction trades programs. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction trades students. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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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 Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Trades
| 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 9 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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