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Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$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. 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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 76 schools in the Southwest Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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#2

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamson Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, Lamson Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 91 students majoring in construction trades at Lamson Institute, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Muskogee, Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 24% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Altierus Career College - Bissonnet. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Canadian Valley Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of El Reno, Canadian Valley Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in construction trades at Canadian Valley Technology Center, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#6

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the city of McAllen.

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

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Northeast Technology Center-System Office 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 #7 on the list. Northeast Technology Center-System Office is a small public school located in the town of Pryor.

Of the 44 students majoring in construction trades at Northeast Technology Center-System Office, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

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Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of McAlester, KTC McAlester is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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

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#10

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

Central Technology Center came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Central Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Drumright.

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Moore Norman Technology Center came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. MNTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Norman.

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 Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
13 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
13 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
15 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ

Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Texas 318
New Mexico 40
Oklahoma 101

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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