2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 35,794 construction trades students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction trades majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 4% of the construction trades majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.
Full Construction Trades at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Women make up 25% of the construction trades majors at the school.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in construction trades at CNM, 91% are male and 9% are female.
Full Construction Trades at Central New Mexico Community College Report
The in-demand associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU-OKC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
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Lone Star College System came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
Women make up 21% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Mesa 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 8% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Brazosport College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Lake Jackson, BC is a public college with a small student population.
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Del Mar College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
Of the 9 students majoring in construction trades at DMC, 78% are male and 22% are female.
Best Construction Trades Colleges by State
Explore the best construction trades colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 368 |
Texas | 1,795 |
New Mexico | 161 |
Oklahoma | 843 |
Majors Related to Construction Trades
Construction Trades Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Trades
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 28 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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