by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Washington, there were 505 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,270 and $14,901 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 98 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree construction trades students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bates Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bellingham Technical College is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction Trades at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Big Bend Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington. Big Bend Community College is located in Moses Lake, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Construction Trades at Big Bend Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Grays Harbor College landed the #4 spot on the list. GHC is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, Washington. It awarded 5 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Renton Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Renton Technical College is a public institution located in Renton, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Charter College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #6. Charter College is a private for-profit institution located in Vancouver, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Seattle Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Peninsula College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Port Angeles, Washington, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Yakima Valley College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington ranking. Yakima Valley College is a public institution located in Yakima, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Yakima Valley College
Clover Park Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington list. Located in Lakewood, Washington, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Green River College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington ranking. Located in Auburn, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Walla Walla Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington ranking. Walla Walla Community College is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
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Shoreline Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington ranking. Shoreline Community College is a small public school situated in Shoreline, Washington. It awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Olympic College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in Bremerton, Washington, and it awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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