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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$34,212 Avg Salary
$8,713 Avg Student Debt

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 96 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction trades majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Southern California Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Southern California Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means United Education Institute-West Covina is a great place 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.

Of the 220 students majoring in construction trades at United Education Institute-West Covina, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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Out of the 96 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the # 3 spot 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.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Perry Technical Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 96 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United Education Institute-Chula Vista landed the # 5 spot on the list. United Education Institute-Chula Vista is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chula Vista.

Of the 204 students majoring in construction trades at United Education Institute-Chula Vista, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#6

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA

CET, San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. CET, San Diego is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 15% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 85% are male.

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#7

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

With a ranking of #7, CET, Soledad did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. CET, Soledad is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Soledad.

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

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Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. BPACE is a small public school located in the large suburb of Baldwin Park.

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InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Rancho Cordova, InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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#10

Norco College

Norco, CA

Norco College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Norco College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Norco.

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

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Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the small city of Sacramento, I-TAP is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in construction trades at I-TAP, 99% are male and 1% are female.

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#12

Great Basin College

Elko, NV

Great Basin College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #13, InterCoast Colleges - West Covina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. InterCoast Colleges - West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of W. Covina.

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

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#14

CET, San Jose

San Jose, CA

CET, San Jose 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 #14 on the list. CET, San Jose is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Jose.

About 6% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 94% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
15 InterCoast Colleges - Riverside Riverside, CA
16 InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield Fairfield, CA
17 Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA
18 Palomar College San Marcos, CA
19 Merced College Merced, CA

Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 8
Hawaii 350
Washington 505
Oregon 164
California 3,095
Nevada 366

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 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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