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Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the New England Region

24 Colleges
$35,383 Avg Salary
$11,536 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

With 40,802 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, construction trades is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the most popular school in the New England Region for construction trades students. Located in the city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Shelton.

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Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MotoRing Technical Training Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of East Providence, MTTI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kennebec Valley Community College is a great place for construction trades students. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of East Windsor.

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New England Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #7 on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

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#8

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

With a ranking of #8, Southern Maine Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

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Eastern Maine Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

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#10

Manchester Community College

Manchester, NH

Manchester Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 37
Connecticut 545
Maine 197
Rhode Island 122
Massachusetts 114

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 24 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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