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2023 Most Popular Online Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Online Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Construction Trades Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 5% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 95% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washtenaw Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in construction trades at Washtenaw Community College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#3

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. North Hennepin Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

About 12% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 323 students majoring in construction trades at Owensboro Community and Technical College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Wyoming Community College District is a great place for construction trades students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

About 17% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Lane Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for construction trades students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

Of the 104 students majoring in construction trades at Lane Community College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Mesa Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for construction trades students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Mesa.

Of the 19 students majoring in construction trades at Mesa Community College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Mitchell Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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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 14 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).

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