Construction Trades at Laney College

If you plan to study construction trades, take a look at what Laney College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Laney College is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 9,225.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

Laney College Construction Trades Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Construction Trades (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Construction Trades (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades

Laney College Construction Trades Rankings

Construction Trades Student Demographics at Laney College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction trades majors at Laney College.

Laney College Construction Trades Associate’s Program

14% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in construction trades only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at Laney College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

Laney College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in construction trades graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Laney College with a associate's in construction trades.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

Construction Trades majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Laney College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Building Management & Inspection	4
Carpentry	1

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Laney College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Maintenance and Repair Workers	128,560	$45,800
Carpenters	100,570	$59,860
Electricians	66,260	$69,320
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	55,920	$82,460
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	48,040	$61,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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