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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Construction Trades is the #37 most popular major in California with 251 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in California 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction trades majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern California Institute of Technology the most popular school in California for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southern California Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

Of the 281 students majoring in construction trades at Southern California Institute of Technology, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United Education Institute-West Covina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. United Education Institute-West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Covina.

Women make up 1% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Los Angeles Trade Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in California. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at United Education Institute-Chula Vista helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in California. United Education Institute-Chula Vista is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chula Vista.

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

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#5

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at CET, San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in California. CET, San Diego is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 5% of the construction trades majors at the school.

Full Construction Trades at CET, San Diego Report

#6

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

CET, Soledad came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. CET, Soledad is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Soledad.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. BPACE is a small public school located in the large suburb of Baldwin Park.

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InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Rancho Cordova, InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in construction trades at InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#9

Norco College

Norco, CA

Norco College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Norco College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Norco.

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

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Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the city of Sacramento, I-TAP is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 94% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Construction Trades students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 InterCoast Colleges - West Covina W. Covina, CA
12 CET, San Jose San Jose, CA

Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 98
Oregon 89
Hawaii 270
Nevada 50
Alaska 0

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 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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