by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Michigan, there were 417 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,403 and $8,072 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered 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 Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Alpena Community College is a small public school situated in Alpena, Michigan. It awarded 72 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Michigan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Dowagiac, Michigan, and it awarded 11 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 109 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Mills Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brimley, Michigan, and it awarded 11 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan list. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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Lansing Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 64 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Northwestern Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan list. Located in Traverse City, Michigan, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Jackson College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan ranking. Jackson College is a public institution located in Jackson, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Kellogg Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan list. Located in Battle Creek, Michigan, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students 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.
Wayne County Community College District ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan list. WCCCD is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 6 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Michigan College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan ranking. LMC is a public institution located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Macomb Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Michigan ranking. Warren, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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