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Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nevada

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nevada

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked 4th in Nevada. In fact, 366 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nevada to see which basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our analysis found Advanced Training Institute to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Nevada. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, Advanced Training Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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#2

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Out of the 4 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the # 2 spot on the list. WNC is a small public school located in the small city of Carson City.

Of the 59 students majoring in construction trades at WNC, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Truckee Meadows Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 7% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#4

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Southern Nevada is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 8
Hawaii 350
Washington 505
Oregon 164
California 3,095

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 4 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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