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With 40,802 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, construction trades is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 871 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Trades program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Construction Trades
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for construction trades students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College 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 Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Apex Technical School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Long Island City, Apex Technical School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great place for construction trades students. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University College is a great place for construction trades students. Located in the city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Lincoln Technical Institute - Union landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the large suburb of Union, Lincoln Tech - Union is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Community College of Allegheny County ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. CCAC is a large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas State Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #11 on the list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Prestonsburg.
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Wake Technical Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
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Honolulu Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the city of Honolulu, Honolulu CC is a public college with a small student population.
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Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Southern California Institute of Technology ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Southern California Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
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Somerset Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #17 on the list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
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Institute for Business and Technology came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools ranking. Institute for Business and Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.
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Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.
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SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.
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Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Summit College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Summit College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.
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Bevill State Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools ranking. Bevill State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Jasper.
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Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools ranking. Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ponce.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 871 different United States construction trades schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Construction Trades students that almost earned our Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools award.
Construction Trades by Region
View the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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| Other U.S. Territories |
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Construction Trades Related Majors
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 25 schools only.
- 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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