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Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, construction trades students earned 1,800 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction trades majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

Of the 51 students majoring in construction trades at Wake Technical Community College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Our 2023 rankings named Fayetteville Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 87% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Richmond Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hamlet.

Women make up 19% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#4

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitt Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in construction trades at Pitt Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

Of the 20 students majoring in construction trades at Guilford Technical Community College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#6

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#8

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

Robeson Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Lumberton.

Women make up 14% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Isothermal Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree construction trades programs. ICC is a small public school located in the distant town of Spindale.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 13% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Georgia 1,457
Tennessee 486
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Florida 1,637
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 30 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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