by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 1,827 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,279 and $10,806 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 253 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. That schools that top this list have a program in construction trades in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas associate degree construction trades students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 146 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brazosport College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas. Brazosport College is a public institution located in Lake Jackson, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Galveston College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas. Galveston College is a small public school situated in Galveston, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Grayson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Grayson College is a public institution located in Denison, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Plains College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
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San Jacinto Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 20 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto Community College Construction Trades Report
Lee College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Trinity Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. TVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Trinity Valley Community College Construction Trades Report
Southwest Texas Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Southwest Texas Junior College is located in Uvalde, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Full Southwest Texas Junior College Construction Trades Report
South Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #13. Located in McAllen, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Central Texas College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Lone Star College System ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, El Centro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Cisco College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Cisco College is a small school located in Cisco, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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Vernon College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. Vernon Regional Junior College is a public institution located in Vernon, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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