2023 Most Focused Colleges for Construction Trades in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 35,794 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 197 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their construction trades program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine construction trades students.

Top 6 Most Focused Colleges for Construction Trades in Maine

1

Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle, Maine

$35,991 Average Early-Career Earnings

$14,779 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine list. Northern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Construction Trades at Northern Maine Community College

2

York County Community College
Wells, Maine

#13 overall quality in Maine

$29,096 Average Early-Career Earnings

$11,365 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine list. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Full York County Community College Construction Trades Report

3

Kennebec Valley Community College
Fairfield, Maine

$17,540 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennebec Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Fairfield, Maine, and it awarded 59 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kennebec Valley Community College Construction Trades Report

4

Central Maine Community College
Auburn, Maine

#17 overall quality in Maine

$37,625 Average Early-Career Earnings

$14,491 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine list. Central Maine Technical College is a small school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 13 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Central Maine Community College

5

Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor, Maine

#18 overall quality in Maine

$40,182 Average Early-Career Earnings

$17,387 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 36 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern Maine Community College Construction Trades Report

6

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine

#16 overall quality in Maine

$35,919 Average Early-Career Earnings

$14,115 Average Student Debt

Southern Maine Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Maine ranking. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 39 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SMCC Construction Trades Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.