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Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, construction trades students earned 486 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in Tennessee 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.

Check out the construction trades basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

Our analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Oneida - Huntsville to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. TCAT - Oneida - Huntsville is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

About 5% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 95% are male.

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Out of the 19 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northeast State Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Blountville.

Of the 37 students majoring in construction trades at Northeast State Technical Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Moore College of Technology is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. William Moore College of Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Women make up 17% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Remington College - Memphis Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in Tennessee. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Of the 6 students majoring in construction trades at Remington College - Memphis Campus, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman is a great place for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Harriman, TCAT - Harriman is a public college with a small student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 93% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Morristown, TCAT - Morristown is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Knoxville is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

About 12% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Out of the 19 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, TCAT - Nashville is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in construction trades at TCAT - Nashville, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the distant town of Ripley, TCAT - Ripley is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate construction trades programs. Located in the remote town of Crossville, TCAT - Crossville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,800
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Georgia 1,457
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Florida 1,637
Virginia 510
Arkansas 104

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

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

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 19 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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