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Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, construction trades students earned 1,800 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in North Carolina 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.


 

Check out the construction trades undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Pitt Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in construction trades at Pitt Community College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

Full Construction Trades at Pitt Community College Report

#2

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Out of the 41 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Cape Fear Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CFCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 24% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in construction trades at Forsyth Tech, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Guilford Technical Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

Women make up 12% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

Of the 19 students majoring in construction trades at Wake Technical Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Randolph Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Randolph Community College is a small public school located in the town of Asheboro.

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Coastal Carolina 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 #7 on the list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Jacksonville.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Isothermal 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 #10 on the list. ICC is a small public school located in the distant town of Spindale.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 162
Alabama 493
Kentucky 3,767
Georgia 1,457
Tennessee 486
Louisiana 860
Mississippi 586
South Carolina 303
Florida 1,637
Virginia 510
Arkansas 104

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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