2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Plumbing & Water Supply in the Plains States Region

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 “Most Well Attended Plumbing Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 2,617 people earned their degree in plumbing and water supply, making the major the 310th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, plumbing and water supply graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,858 and had an average of $8,408 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 255 plumbing and water supply graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,922 and $8,113 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 plumbing and water supply graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Plumbing Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in plumbing and water supply. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular plumbing and water supply programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Plumbing Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree plumbing students.

Top 5 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Plumbing & Water Supply in the Plains States Region

1

St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Plumbing Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 6 associates’s plumbing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at St Cloud Technical and Community College

2

Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Plumbing Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Butler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 1 associates’s plumbing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Plumbing & Water Supply at Butler CC

2

Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, Nebraska

Top 15% overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Plumbing Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s plumbing students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Metropolitan Community College Plumbing & Water Supply Report

4

Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Plumbing Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Calmar, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s plumbing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Plumbing & Water Supply at NICC

4

Sinte Gleska University
Mission, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinte Gleska University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Plumbing Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 associates’s plumbing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Sinte Gleska University

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Plumbing & Water Supply

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.

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