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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

Construction Trades is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 35,794 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

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 large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Construction Trades at Ivy Tech Community College Report

#2

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

Out of the 656 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Apex Technical School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Island City, Apex Technical School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at National University College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the United States. Located in the city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Technical Institute - Union. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large 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 city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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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 small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

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

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Community College of Allegheny County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. CCAC is a large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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

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Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ponce.

Of the 196 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #11, Erwin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Erwin Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Tampa.

Women make up 7% 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.

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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 small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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

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#14

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ

With a ranking of #14, Pennco Tech-Blackwood did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 147 students majoring in construction trades at Pennco Tech-Blackwood, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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With a ranking of #15, United Education Institute-West Covina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. United Education Institute-West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Covina.

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

Full Construction Trades at United Education Institute-West Covina Report

With a ranking of #16, South Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#17

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

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

Full Construction Trades at Hinds Community College Report

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 large suburb of Orlando, OTC Mid Florida is a public college with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#19

Coyne College

Chicago, IL

Coyne College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Coyne American Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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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 school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in construction trades at M State, 99% are male and 1% are female.

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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 college with a fairly small student population.

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

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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. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 112 students majoring in construction trades at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

Full Construction Trades at Los Angeles Trade Technical College Report

Perry Technical Institute 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 #23 on the list. Located in the city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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 city of San Juan.

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

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#25

Mech-Tech College

Caguas, PR

Mech-Tech College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Mech-Tech College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Caguas.

About 4% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 96% are male.

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 represents the rest 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 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
55 Orange Technical College - Westside Campus Winter Garden, FL
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 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND
63 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
65 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
65 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
65 Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor East Windsor, CT
68 Construction Training Center Columbia, SC
68 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
70 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown Morristown, TN
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
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 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS
92 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
92 Centura College - Norfolk Norfolk, VA
92 City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL
97 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
97 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
97 Anoka Technical College Anoka, 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 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
107 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI
107 Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA
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
Great Lakes

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274
Other Construction 157

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,306
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,307
Precision Production 52,905
Transportation & Materials Moving 28,383

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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