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Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

23 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 Pennsylvania. With 1,635 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the construction trades associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Allegheny County the most popular school in Pennsylvania for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, New Castle School of Trades landed the # 2 spot on the list. New Castle School of Trades is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of New Castle.

Of the 71 students majoring in construction trades at New Castle School of Trades, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

About 9% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 91% are male.

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Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

About 8% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 92% are male.

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#5

Triangle Tech - Bethlehem

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

About 7% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 93% are male.

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#6

Triangle Tech - Greensburg

Greensburg, PA

Triangle Tech - Greensburg came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Greensburg, Triangle Tech - Greensburg is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 6% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#6

Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #6, Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 42 students majoring in construction trades at Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#8

Triangle Tech - Dubois

Falls Creek, PA

With a ranking of #8, Triangle Tech - Dubois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Triangle Tech - Dubois is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Falls Creek.

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#9

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #9, Rosedale Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Rosedale Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

About 14% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#10

Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Johnson College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in construction trades at Johnson College, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 944
Maryland 152
Delaware 19
New York 1,156

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 23 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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