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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School for You
With 40,802 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, construction trades is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Check out the construction trades basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
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Our 2023 rankings named Manchester Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Technical Institute is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of South Easton, Southeastern Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 10% of the construction trades majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. BFIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Kennebec Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the New England Region . Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wentworth Institute of Technology is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 12 students majoring in construction trades at WIT, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Northern Maine Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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Southern Maine Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.
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NHTI-Concord’s Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.
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Central Maine Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 37 |
Connecticut | 545 |
Maine | 197 |
Rhode Island | 122 |
Massachusetts | 114 |
Construction Trades Related Majors
Construction Trades Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Trades
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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.