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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Tennessee

26 Colleges
$31,896 Avg Salary
$8,026 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

In 2021-2022, construction trades students earned 486 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 6th 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.

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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown the most popular school in Tennessee for construction trades students. Located in the small city of Morristown, TCAT - Morristown is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville is a great place for construction trades students. TCAT - Knoxville is a small public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Oneida - Huntsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Oneida - Huntsville is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Out of the 26 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northeast State Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Blountville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, TCAT - Nashville is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in Tennessee. Located in the rural area of Elizabethton, TCAT - Elizabethton is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, TCAT - Murfreesboro is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the town of Shelbyville, TCAT - Shelbyville is a public school with a small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the distant town of Pulaski, TCAT - Pulaski is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, William Moore College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. William Moore College of Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Schools 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
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Florida 1,637
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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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