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Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

48 Colleges
$48,034 Avg Salary
$13,538 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 3,095 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 48 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Los Angeles Trade Technical College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 4% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 96% are male.

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#2

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fullerton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Fullerton College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

About 25% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#3

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at San Diego Mesa College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in California. San Diego Mesa College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 16 students majoring in construction trades at San Diego Mesa College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#3

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastline Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Fountain Valley, Coastline Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#3

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Out of the 48 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Diablo Valley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Joaquin Delta College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Stockton, Delta is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 48 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Santiago Canyon College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in California. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orange.

About 10% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 90% are male.

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#9

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Palomar College is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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#9

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 8
Hawaii 350
Washington 505
Oregon 164
Nevada 366

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

Majors Similar 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 29 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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