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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 40,802 construction trades students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 76 schools in the Southwest 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 Texas State Technical College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#2

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamson Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamson Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 103 students majoring in construction trades at Lamson Institute, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a small public school located in the rural area of Muskogee.

Of the 133 students majoring in construction trades at Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Altierus Career College - Bissonnet. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canadian Valley Technology Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Canadian Valley Technology Center is a small public school located in the rural area of El Reno.

About 11% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#6

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Northeast Technology Center-System Office ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Pryor, Northeast Technology Center-System Office 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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Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester 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. KTC McAlester is a small public school located in the remote town of McAlester.

About 12% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 88% are male.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in construction trades at San Jacinto College, 98% are male and 3% are female.

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#10

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

Central Technology Center 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. Located in the rural area of Drumright, Central Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Moore Norman Technology Center 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. Located in the rural area of Norman, MNTC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
13 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
13 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
15 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ

Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 368
Texas 1,795
New Mexico 161
Oklahoma 843

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).

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