by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Construction Trades is the 615th most popular major in the country with 1,435 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major” ranking, we looked at 66 colleges that offer a degree in general construction trades. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general construction trades program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for general construction trades students.
Out of the 66 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Honolulu Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Honolulu CC is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 222 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 35 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palau Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. Palau Community College is a small public school situated in Koror, . It awarded 3 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. This small school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 22 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general construction trades degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Oglala Lakota College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. Kyle, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general construction trades degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Mt. Hood Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. Gresham, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general construction trades degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Lamar Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. Lamar Community College is a small public school situated in Lamar, Colorado. It awarded 36 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Turtle Mountain Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. This small school is located in Belcourt, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Stautzenberger College - Maumee landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. Maumee, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s general construction trades degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Louis Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. Saint Louis Community College is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Charter College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking, coming in at #13. Charter College is a small school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 8 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Trail College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking, coming in at #14. Lincoln Trail College is a small public school situated in Robinson, Illinois. It awarded 2 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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East Central College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. East Central College is a small public school situated in Union, Missouri. It awarded 9 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. OTC is a fairly large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 19 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Shawnee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. Shawnee Community College is a small public school situated in Ullin, Illinois. It awarded 2 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Truckee Meadows Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 9 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Illinois College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general construction trades degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified ’s general construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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Chemeketa Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. Chemeketa Community College is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s general construction trades degrees to qualified students.
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Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. Northeast Iowa Community College is a small school located in Calmar, Iowa that handed out 1 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. Southwest Texas Junior College is a medium-sized public school situated in Uvalde, Texas. It awarded 42 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Casper College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major list. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kirkwood Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Construction Trades Major ranking. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 3 ’s general construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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