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

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Trade Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the best school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamson Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamson Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a 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 7 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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