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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Construction Trades is the #29 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 802 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 analysis found Community College of Allegheny County to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 257 students majoring in construction trades at CCAC, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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#2

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennco Tech-Bristol. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, Pennco Tech-Bristol is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 157 students majoring in construction trades at Pennco Tech-Bristol, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Philadelphia Technician Training helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Technician Training Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 16% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Delaware County Community College is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.

About 10% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 90% are male.

Full Construction Trades at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Report

Penn Commercial Business/Technical School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial 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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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

About 23% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 77% are male.

Full Construction Trades at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

Commonwealth Technical Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. CTI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.

Full Construction Trades at Commonwealth Technical Institute Report

With a ranking of #9, Fortis Institute - Forty Fort did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fortis Institute - Forty Fort is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Forty Fort.

Of the 11 students majoring in construction trades at Fortis Institute - Forty Fort, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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#9

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #9, Rosedale Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rosedale Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

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Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 78
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

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 24 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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