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2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked #35 in the country. In fact 35,794 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for construction trades majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 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 Great Lakes Region . Warren County Career Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Lebanon.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Great Oaks Career Campuses is a small public school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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 #6 on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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With a ranking of #7, Lansing Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the rural area of Zanesville, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University 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. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI

Moraine Park Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 748
Michigan 133
Ohio 24
Illinois 267
Wisconsin 30

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

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

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 18 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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