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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Alabama

15 Colleges
$33,777 Avg Salary
$17,898 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

With 108 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, construction trades is the #31 most popular major in Alabama.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Alabama to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Trades program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Bevill State Community College the most popular school in Alabama for construction trades students. Bevill State Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Jasper.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest-Shoals Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Alabama list. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the city of Muscle Shoals.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wallace Community College, Selma. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Alabama list. WCCS is a small public school located in the distant town of Selma.

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Out of the 15 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Ingram State Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. ISTC is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Deatsville.

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Out of the 15 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Gadsden State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. GSCC is a small public school located in the city of Gadsden.

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#6

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

Tuskegee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, construction trades majors at Tuskegee accumulate an average of around $27,695 in student debt.

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Fortis Institute - Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Fortis Institute - Birmingham is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Construction Trades majors at Fortis Institute - Birmingham take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a public school with a small student population.

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Wallace Community College, Dothan came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the small city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public school with a small student population.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Alabama ranking. Wallace State, Hanceville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Hanceville.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 352
West Virginia 47
Florida 33
Virginia 65
Arkansas 0
Mississippi 176
South Carolina 18
Louisiana 58
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

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 15 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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