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Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, construction trades students earned 402 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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.

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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Iowa 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Marshalltown Community College the most popular school in Iowa for construction trades students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public college with a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

Of the 40 students majoring in construction trades at Western Iowa Tech Community College, 73% are male and 28% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southwestern Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in Iowa. Located in the town of Creston, SWCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in construction trades at SWCC, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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#4

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Western Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#5

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.

Women make up 67% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate construction trades programs. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 605
Minnesota 1,185
South Dakota 250
North Dakota 99
Missouri 295
Nebraska 412

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 6 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.

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