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Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California

82 Colleges
$32,743 Avg Salary
$10,992 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 3,095 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in California to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern California Institute of Technology the most popular school in California for construction trades students. Located in the city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute for Business and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, Institute for Business and Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Summit College

San Bernardino, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Summit College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, Summit College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend United Education Institute-West Covina. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of West Covina, United Education Institute-West Covina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

With a ranking of #6, National Career Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. National Career Education is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Citrus Heights.

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#7

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

Foothill College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California ranking. Foothill College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Los Altos Hills.

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#8

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #8 on the list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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Santiago Canyon College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California ranking. SCC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

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United Education Institute-Chula Vista did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Chula Vista, United Education Institute-Chula Vista is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#11

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA

CET, San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, CET, San Diego is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#12

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

College of the Sequoias did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
13 CET, Soledad Soledad, CA
14 Norco College Norco, CA
15 Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education Baldwin Park, CA
16 InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA

Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 8
Hawaii 350
Washington 505
Oregon 164
Nevada 366

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 26 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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