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2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

22 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Atlantic Technical College the best school in the Southeast Region for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hillsborough Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Danville Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Danville.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at North Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Southeast Region . North Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarkesville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

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#6

CET, Alexandria

Alexandria, VA

CET, Alexandria ranked #6 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Alexandria, CET, Alexandria is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Altierus Career College - Tampa 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. Located in the city of Tampa, Altierus Career College - Tampa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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South Florida Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. South Florida Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

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Augusta 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 #9 on the list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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Richmond Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hamlet.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 352
West Virginia 47
South Carolina 18
Florida 33
Virginia 65
Arkansas 0
Mississippi 176
Louisiana 58
Alabama 108
Kentucky 179
Georgia 110
Tennessee 6

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 22 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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