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Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 656 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 6% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#2

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Apex Technical School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Apex Technical School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Long Island City.

Women make up 2% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. National University College is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Bayamon.

Women make up 4% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Out of the 656 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Union landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Union is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Union.

About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 97% are male.

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Out of the 656 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford landed the # 5 spot on the list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Stratford.

Women make up 4% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 2% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Community College of Allegheny County ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 2% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Ponce, Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 196 students majoring in construction trades at Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Women make up 3% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

Women make up 2% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Erwin Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tampa, Erwin Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 7% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

Pennco Tech-Bristol landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the suburb of Bristol, Pennco Tech-Bristol is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 4% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#14

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ

Pennco Tech-Blackwood came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

Of the 147 students majoring in construction trades at Pennco Tech-Blackwood, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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With a ranking of #15, United Education Institute-West Covina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Covina, United Education Institute-West Covina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 1% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 99% are male.

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South Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. South Florida Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

Women make up 9% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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#17

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

With a ranking of #17, Hinds Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 10% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. OTC Mid Florida is a small public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

About 5% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#19

Coyne College

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #19, Coyne College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, Coyne American Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #20, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

Of the 116 students majoring in construction trades at M State, 99% are male and 1% are female.

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Advantage Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Advantage Technical College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Manati.

Women make up 2% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 112 students majoring in construction trades at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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Perry Technical Institute landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Perry Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.

About 2% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 98% are male.

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#24

Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia

San Juan, PR

Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of San Juan, Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 98% are male.

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#25

Mech-Tech College

Caguas, PR

Mech-Tech College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Caguas, Mech-Tech College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 96% are male.

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#26

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN
#30

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX
#31

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA
#34

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA
#37

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD
#41

Norco College

Norco, CA

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 656 different United States construction trades schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain New Britain, CT
52 Philadelphia Technician Training Philadelphia, PA
53 Riverland Community College Austin, MN
53 Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA
55 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
55 Orange Technical College - Westside Campus Winter Garden, FL
57 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
57 Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL
57 Great Basin College Elko, NV
60 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
61 InterCoast Colleges - West Covina W. Covina, CA
61 Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL
63 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND
63 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
65 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
65 Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor East Windsor, CT
65 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
68 Construction Training Center Columbia, SC
68 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
70 Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia Columbia, MD
70 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY
70 CET, San Jose San Jose, CA
70 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown Morristown, TN
70 Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO
75 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI
75 InterCoast Colleges - Riverside Riverside, CA
75 South Texas College McAllen, TX
78 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
78 Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN
80 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY
81 InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield Fairfield, CA
81 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
83 Northeast Technology Center-System Office Pryor, OK
83 Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, FL
83 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
86 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
86 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
86 College of Business and Technology-Cutler Bay Cutler Bay, FL
89 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
89 Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester, OK
91 Warren County Career Center Lebanon, OH
92 Centura College - Norfolk Norfolk, VA
92 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
92 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS
92 City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL
92 El Centro College Dallas, TX
97 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
97 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
97 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
100 Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers, FL
100 Technical Education Center-Osceola Kissimmee, FL
100 Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland, KS
103 CDA Technical Institute Jacksonville, FL
103 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
103 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO
106 Triton College River Grove, IL
107 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA
107 Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA
107 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI
107 Pratt Community College Pratt, KS
107 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
107 Florida International Training Institute Miami, FL
107 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
114 Moore Norman Technology Center Norman, OK
114 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
114 Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta Marietta, GA
114 Central Technology Center Drumright, OK
114 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
119 Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL
119 Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY
121 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
121 North Bennet Street School Boston, MA
121 Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME
121 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
121 Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville, OH
121 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY
127 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
127 Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN
127 Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL
127 Danville Community College Danville, VA
127 City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL
127 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
127 Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden Hamden, CT
127 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
127 Eastern Maine Community College Bangor, ME

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.

  • 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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