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Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida

54 Colleges
$32,766 Avg Salary
$8,423 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked 7th in Florida. In fact, 1,637 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 54 schools in Florida 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.


 

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Erwin Technical College the most popular school in Florida for construction trades students. Located in the city of Tampa, Erwin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Florida Institute of Technology is a great place for construction trades students. South Florida Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida list. OTC Mid Florida is a small public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Business and Technology-Hialeah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida list. CBT College - Hialeah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hillsborough Community College is a great place for construction trades students. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.

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Altierus Career College - Tampa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Tampa, Altierus Career College - Tampa is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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Orange Technical College - Westside Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida list. OTC Westside is a small public school located in the suburb of Winter Garden.

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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clearwater, Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

With a ranking of #10, Atlantic Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,800
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Georgia 1,457
Tennessee 486
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Virginia 510
Arkansas 104

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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