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Basic Certificate in Construction Trades

Basic Certificates in Construction Trades

18,943 Yearly Graduations
8% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 41% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.4% of construction trades graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Construction Trades Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 18,943 people earned their basic certificate in construction trades. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in construction trades at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 19,956
Basic Certificate 18,943
Associate Degree 6,956
Bachelor’s Degree 251
Graduate Certificate 5

Earnings of Construction Trades Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for construction trades majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in construction trades. About 91.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 17,408
Women 1,535
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The racial-ethnic distribution of construction trades basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 345
Black or African American 2,442
Hispanic or Latino 4,240
White 10,437
International Students 78
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,401
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to construction trades that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Personal & Culinary Services 71,677
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 40,500
Precision Production 34,419
Transportation & Materials Moving 24,751

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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