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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 analysis found Community College of Allegheny County to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Castle School of Trades is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. 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 small 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Bethlehem. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a 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 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Greensburg, Triangle Tech - Greensburg is a private for-profit school 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

Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh 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 #6 on the list. Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large 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

Triangle Tech - Dubois ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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

Rosedale Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree construction trades programs. Rosedale Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Scranton, Johnson College is a private not-for-profit college 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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