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Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 3,095 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track 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.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in California 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction trades majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern California Institute of Technology the most popular school in California for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 268 students majoring in construction trades at Southern California Institute of Technology, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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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. Located in the large suburb of West Covina, United Education Institute-West Covina 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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Out of the 64 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 154 students majoring in construction trades at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United Education Institute-Chula Vista. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Chula Vista, United Education Institute-Chula Vista is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#5

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means CET, San Diego is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, CET, San Diego is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in construction trades at CET, San Diego, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#6

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

CET, Soledad 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Soledad, CET, Soledad is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in construction trades at CET, Soledad, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Baldwin Park, BPACE is a public school with a small student population.

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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 #8 on the list. InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Rancho Cordova.

Of the 91 students majoring in construction trades at InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#9

Norco College

Norco, CA

Norco College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Norco, Norco College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. I-TAP is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Sacramento.

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

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Honorable Mentions

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 California award.

Rank College Location
11 InterCoast Colleges - West Covina W. Covina, CA
12 CET, San Jose San Jose, CA

Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 8
Hawaii 350
Washington 505
Oregon 164
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

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 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).

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