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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

43 Colleges
$59,595 Avg Salary
$9,977 Avg Student Debt

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Trinidad State Junior College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for construction trades students. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Trinidad.

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The excellent programs at Mountainland Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ogden-Weber Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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#4

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dixie Tech is a small public school located in the city of Saint George.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Uintah Basin Technical College is a great place for construction trades students. UBTech is a small public school located in the remote town of Roosevelt.

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Utah Valley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Davis Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

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#8

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

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Red Rocks Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#10

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College 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 suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 44
Colorado 403
Utah 620
Montana 52
Idaho 16

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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