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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 656 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 10% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#2

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Apex Technical School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the United States. Located in the city of Long Island City, Apex Technical School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 546 students majoring in construction trades at Apex Technical School, 96% are male and 4% are female.

Full Construction Trades at Apex Technical School Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University College is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Out of the 656 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Union landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Lincoln Tech - Union is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 97% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 276 students majoring in construction trades at Porter and Chester Institute, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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Southern California Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Southern California Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

Women make up 3% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCAC is a large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 4% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Ponce.

Of the 191 students majoring in construction trades at Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 6% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

Of the 231 students majoring in construction trades at Lincoln Tech - Mahwah, 100% are male and 0% are female.

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Erwin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Erwin Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Tampa.

Women make up 14% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Women make up 0% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#13

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

Pennco Tech-Bristol landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Pennco Tech-Bristol is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#14

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ

Pennco Tech-Blackwood came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 5% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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United Education Institute-West Covina ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. United Education Institute-West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Covina.

About 2% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 98% are male.

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South Florida Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 129 students majoring in construction trades at South Florida Institute of Technology, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Construction Trades at South Florida Institute of Technology Report

#17

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 128 students majoring in construction trades at Hinds Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the suburb of Orlando, OTC Mid Florida is a public college with a small student population.

About 1% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 99% are male.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 2% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Advantage Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Manati, Advantage Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in construction trades at Advantage Technical College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 4% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Perry Technical Institute ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Construction Trades at Perry Technical Institute Report

#24

Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia

San Juan, PR

Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.

Of the 75 students majoring in construction trades at Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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#25

Mech-Tech College

Caguas, PR

Mech-Tech College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Mech-Tech College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Caguas.

Women make up 1% of the construction trades majors at the school.

Full Construction Trades at Mech-Tech College Report

#26

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN
#30

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX
#31

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA
#34

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA
#37

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD
#41

Norco College

Norco, CA

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 656 different United States construction trades schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain New Britain, CT
52 Philadelphia Technician Training Philadelphia, PA
53 Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA
53 Riverland Community College Austin, MN
55 Orange Technical College - Westside Campus Winter Garden, FL
55 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
57 Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL
57 Great Basin College Elko, NV
57 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
60 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
61 InterCoast Colleges - West Covina W. Covina, CA
61 Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL
63 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
63 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND
65 Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor East Windsor, CT
65 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
65 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
68 Construction Training Center Columbia, SC
68 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
70 CET, San Jose San Jose, CA
70 Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia Columbia, MD
70 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY
70 Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO
70 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown Morristown, TN
75 InterCoast Colleges - Riverside Riverside, CA
75 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI
75 South Texas College McAllen, TX
78 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
78 Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN
80 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY
81 InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield Fairfield, CA
81 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
83 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
83 Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, FL
83 Northeast Technology Center-System Office Pryor, OK
86 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
86 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
86 College of Business and Technology-Cutler Bay Cutler Bay, FL
89 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
89 Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester, OK
91 Warren County Career Center Lebanon, OH
92 El Centro College Dallas, TX
92 City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL
92 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS
92 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
92 Centura College - Norfolk Norfolk, VA
97 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
97 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
97 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Construction Trades students that almost earned our Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
100 Technical Education Center-Osceola Kissimmee, FL
100 Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland, KS
100 Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers, FL
103 CDA Technical Institute Jacksonville, FL
103 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO
103 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
106 Triton College River Grove, IL
107 Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA
107 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI
107 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
107 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
107 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA
107 Florida International Training Institute Miami, FL
107 Pratt Community College Pratt, KS
114 Moore Norman Technology Center Norman, OK
114 Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta Marietta, GA
114 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
114 Central Technology Center Drumright, OK
114 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
119 Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY
119 Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL
121 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
121 Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville, OH
121 Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME
121 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
121 North Bennet Street School Boston, MA
121 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY
127 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
127 Eastern Maine Community College Bangor, ME
127 Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL
127 Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden Hamden, CT
127 Danville Community College Danville, VA
127 Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN
127 City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL
127 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
127 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM

Construction Trades by Region

View the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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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