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Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

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

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, construction trades students earned 402 degrees and certificates from an Iowa 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 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.

The Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Iowa 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.


 

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

Our analysis found Northwest Iowa Community College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

About 19% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#2

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marshalltown Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in construction trades at Marshalltown Community College, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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#4

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa Western Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

About 9% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Iowa Central 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 #8 on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fort Dodge.

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Southwestern Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Creston, SWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in construction trades at SWCC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

Full Construction Trades at Southwestern Community College Report

With a ranking of #10, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.

Of the 5 students majoring in construction trades at IHCC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 605
Minnesota 1,185
South Dakota 250
North Dakota 99
Missouri 295
Nebraska 412

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 14 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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