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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 40,802 construction trades students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the construction trades basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Trinidad State Junior College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountainland Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ogden-Weber Technical College is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the city of Ogden.
Women make up 5% of the construction trades majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dixie Technical College is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Dixie Tech is a small public school located in the city of Saint George.
About 4% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 96% are male.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Uintah Basin Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UBTech is a small public school located in the town of Roosevelt.
Of the 78 students majoring in construction trades at UBTech, 92% are male and 8% are female.
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Davis Technical 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 #6 on the list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaysville.
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Front Range Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.
Of the 188 students majoring in construction trades at FRCC, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Lamar Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Lamar, LCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 13% of the construction trades majors at the school.
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Red Rocks Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
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Bridgerland Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public school with a small student population.
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Explore the best construction trades colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Wyoming | 44 |
Colorado | 403 |
Utah | 620 |
Montana | 52 |
Idaho | 16 |
Majors Related to Construction Trades
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 |
Majors Similar 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 23 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.