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2024 Best General Construction Trades Schools in Illinois

1 College in Illinois

291 General Construction Trades Degrees Awarded

General Construction Trades isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #615 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2024 Best General Construction Trades Schools in Illinois ranking.

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Best Overall General Construction Trades Schools List

General Construction Trades Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in General Construction Trades

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Construction Trades Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Construction Trades in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general construction trades degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in General Construction Trades

Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Southwestern Illinois College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general construction trades. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in general construction trades from Southwestern Illinois College

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Best General Construction Trades Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Construction Trades Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	2
Michigan	915	2
Wisconsin	672	0

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Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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