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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida

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

Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked 7th in Florida. In fact, 1,637 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Florida 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 Florida.

Our analysis found Seminole State College of Florida to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.

About 13% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Construction Trades at Seminole State College of Florida Report

#2

Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 15% of the construction trades majors at the school.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Santa Fe College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lake-Sumter State College is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. LSSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Leesburg.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Lake-Sumter State College

The in-demand associate degree programs at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in Florida. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bradenton.

About 29% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Construction Trades at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Report

#5

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Polk State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida list. Polk State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Winter Haven.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Polk State College

Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,800
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Georgia 1,457
Tennessee 486
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Virginia 510
Arkansas 104

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 5 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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