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2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools

119 Colleges
$33,755 Avg Salary
$9,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Construction Trades is the #35 most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 119 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 15% Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Warren County Career Center to be the best school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Warren County Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Lebanon.

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Out of the 119 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Iowa Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Great Oaks Career Campuses

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Great Oaks Career Campuses. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Great Oaks Career Campuses is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 119 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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North American Trade Schools did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. North American Trade Schools is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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Lansing Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

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Des Moines Area Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Perry Technical Institute came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Perry Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Yakima.

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#14

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education ranked #14 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Zanesville, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#15

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD

Mitchell Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Union ranked #17 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Lincoln Tech - Union is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Union.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 MotoRing Technical Training Institute Seekonk, MA
19 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
20 Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN
21 Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Shelton, CT
22 Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain New Britain, CT
23 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI

Construction Trades by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274
Other Construction 157

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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