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2023 Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in Iowa

3 Colleges
$43,477 Avg Salary
$8,344 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

In 2020-2021, construction trades students earned 402 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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 Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Construction Trades Schools in Iowa

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

Top Iowa Trade Schools in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Northwest Iowa Community College to be the best school for construction trades students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great place for construction trades students. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

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The excellent programs at Northeast Iowa Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in Iowa. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 605
Minnesota 1,185
South Dakota 250
North Dakota 99
Missouri 295
Nebraska 412

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 averages are for the top 3 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).

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