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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Florida

54 Colleges
$32,766 Avg Salary
$9,781 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

Construction Trades is the #38 most popular major in Florida with 33 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in Florida 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 analysis found Erwin Technical College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Erwin Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Tampa.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit 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 Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, OTC Mid Florida 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 College of Business and Technology-Hialeah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, CBT College - Hialeah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Florida list. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average amount in student loans that construction trades majors at HCC take out is $9,500.

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Altierus Career College - Tampa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Altierus Career College - Tampa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

The average amount in student loans that construction trades majors at Altierus Career College - Tampa take out is $9,500.

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Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, TWS is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, construction trades majors at TWS accumulate an average of around $7,125 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, Orange Technical College - Westside Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students. Located in the large suburb of Winter Garden, OTC Westside is a public college with a small student population.

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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction trades students. It came in at #9 on the list. Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Clearwater.

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#10

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction trades programs. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Coconut Creek.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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.

  • 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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