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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 35,794 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

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.

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

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

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 very 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. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

Out of the 871 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Apex Technical School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Island City, Apex Technical School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Union came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Union, Lincoln Tech - Union is a private for-profit college 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #9, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Located in the large 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #10 on the list. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools ranking. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Prestonsburg.

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With a ranking of #12, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#13

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, HI

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 school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #14, Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Located in the midsize city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southern California Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools ranking. Southern California Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

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#16

Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

Somerset Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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Institute for Business and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #18 on the list. Institute for Business and Technology is a 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 college with a small student population.

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SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #22, Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#23

Summit College

Colton, CA

Summit College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the city of Colton, Summit College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Bevill State Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. 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 city of Ponce.

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#26

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX
#29

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
#32

Advanced Training Institute

Las Vegas, NV
#36

Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, PA
#38

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA
#40

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD
#42

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ
#43

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS
#47

Coyne College

Chicago, IL
#48

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC
#50

Berk Trade and Business School

Long Island City, NY

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the colleges 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.

Rank College Location
51 Nash Community College Rocky Mount, NC
51 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
53 Trinidad State Junior College Trinidad, CO
54 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA
54 National Career Education Citrus Heights, CA
56 Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY
56 Alfred State College Alfred, NY
58 Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus Orlando, FL
58 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN
60 Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria, LA
61 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
62 State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO
63 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
64 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
64 Advantage Technical College Manati, PR
66 Mech-Tech College Caguas, PR
67 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC
67 Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA
69 Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA
69 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
71 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
72 Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL
72 Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia San Juan, PR
72 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
72 Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA
76 Palomar College San Marcos, CA
77 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
77 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
77 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
77 Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA
81 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
82 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
82 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
84 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA
84 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
86 Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC
87 Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) San Antonio, TX
87 Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
87 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
90 Northwest-Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL
90 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
92 Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk, VA
92 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
94 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
94 United Education Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA
96 Lamson Institute San Antonio, TX
97 Dixie Technical College Saint George, UT
97 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA
99 CET, San Diego San Diego, CA
99 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
99 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
99 Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Shelton, CT
103 Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee Muskogee, OK
103 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
103 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
106 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
106 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
108 Triton College River Grove, IL
109 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
109 Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC
111 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
111 College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
111 Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN
114 City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL
114 MotoRing Technical Training Institute East Providence, RI
114 CET, Soledad Soledad, CA
117 Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences Paterson, NJ
117 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
119 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
119 Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta Marietta, GA
121 Uintah Basin Technical College Roosevelt, UT
121 Norco College Norco, CA
123 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
124 College of Business and Technology-Hialeah Hialeah, FL
125 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
126 Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA
126 Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education Baldwin Park, CA
128 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
128 InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA
128 Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC
128 New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA
128 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Construction Trades students that almost earned our Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
133 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
133 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI
135 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
135 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
135 Altierus Career College - Bissonnet Houston, TX
135 Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT
139 Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia Columbia, MD
139 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND
141 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
142 SUNY Delhi Delhi, NY
142 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC
142 Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO
145 Triangle Tech - Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA
145 Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL
147 Professional Technical Institution Inc Bayamon, PR
147 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
147 The Refrigeration School Phoenix, AZ
147 Gaston College Dallas, NC
151 Western Nevada College Carson City, NV
151 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC
153 Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program Sacramento, CA
153 Altierus Career College - Tampa Tampa, FL
153 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI
156 Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
157 Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain New Britain, CT
158 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
158 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS
158 Philadelphia Technician Training Philadelphia, PA
161 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
161 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
161 Riverland Community College Austin, MN
161 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
165 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ
165 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
165 Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, ME
165 Orange Technical College - Westside Campus Winter Garden, FL
169 Great Basin College Elko, NV
169 Cabrillo College Aptos, CA
169 Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL
169 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN
169 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO
174 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
174 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown Morristown, TN
174 Pratt Community College Pratt, KS
174 Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland, KS

Construction Trades by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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