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Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey

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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 5th in New Jersey. In fact, 944 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

National Career Institute

East Orange, NJ

Our analysis found National Career Institute to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of East Orange, National Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 8% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS is a small public school located in the suburb of Hackensack.

Women make up 3% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Passaic County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in New Jersey. PCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Paterson.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 152
Delaware 19
Pennsylvania 1,635
New York 1,156

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 3 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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