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Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the Southwest Region 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 2023 rankings named Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville the most popular school in the Southwest Region for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Brownsville, Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 5% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tulsa Technology Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

About 14% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Out of the 59 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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#5

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at St Philip’s College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 96% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, The Refrigeration School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#7

Meridian Technology Center

Stillwater, OK

Meridian Technology Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate construction trades programs. Meridian Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

About 9% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#8

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

With a ranking of #8, Rio Salado College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 38% are male.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Southern Careers Institute - Waco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Waco, Southern Careers Institute - Waco is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 368
Texas 1,795
New Mexico 161
Oklahoma 843

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 25 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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