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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

12 Colleges
$46,197 Avg Salary
$16,008 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You

With 35,794 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, 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. 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.

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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named New England Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for construction trades students working on their associate degree. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kennebec Valley Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

Of the 31 students majoring in construction trades at Kennebec Valley Community College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at York County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the New England Region . York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

Of the 18 students majoring in construction trades at York County Community College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Maine Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Central Maine Community 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Manchester Community 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in construction trades at MCC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their associate degree. BFIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Eastern Maine Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the city of Bangor.

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Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Southern Maine Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

Full Construction Trades at Southern Maine Community College Report

Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 37
Connecticut 545
Maine 197
Rhode Island 122
Massachusetts 114

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 12 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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