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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Apex Technical School the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Island City, Apex Technical School is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - Union is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Union, Lincoln Tech - Union is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 368 students majoring in construction trades at Lincoln Tech - Union, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Allegheny County is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCAC is a large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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

Full Construction Trades at Community College of Allegheny County Report

Out of the 53 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a private for-profit college 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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#5

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pennco Tech-Bristol is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pennco Tech-Bristol is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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

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#6

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ

Pennco Tech-Blackwood ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Paterson.

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

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Philadelphia Technician Training landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Philadelphia Technician Training Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 61 students majoring in construction trades at Philadelphia Technician Training Institute, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lincoln Tech - Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Whitestone ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lincoln Tech - Whitestone is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Whitestone.

About 11% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 78
Pennsylvania 802
New York 321
Maryland 54

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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