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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Construction Trades 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for construction trades students. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Out of the 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great place for construction trades students. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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Out of the 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Richard J Daley College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Washtenaw Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Washtenaw Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.

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With a ranking of #9, Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI

Moraine Park Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #13 on the list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

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#14

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #15, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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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 the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI
17 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI
18 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
18 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
20 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,009
Michigan 417
Wisconsin 1,075
Ohio 538
Illinois 900

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 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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