2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region
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Top 15% Most Popular Construction Trades Schools
Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.
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Out of the 101 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Brownsville, Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great place for construction trades students. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.
The excellent programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Lamson Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Lamson Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.
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With a ranking of #9, Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a small public school located in the rural area of Muskogee.
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St Philip’s College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #12, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Located in the city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
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The Refrigeration School came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #15, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Construction Trades students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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16 | Meridian Technology Center | Stillwater, OK |
16 | South Texas College | McAllen, TX |
18 | Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester | McAlester, OK |
19 | Canadian Valley Technology Center | El Reno, OK |
20 | Southwest Texas Junior College | Uvalde, TX |
Best Construction Trades Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 368 |
Texas | 1,795 |
New Mexico | 161 |
Oklahoma | 843 |
Majors Related to Construction Trades
Construction Trades Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Trades
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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