by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 40,802 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $39,020 and had an average of $10,071 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 673 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,597 and $6,758 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Mississippi Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is located in Summit, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Delta Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi Delta Community College is a small school located in Moorhead, Mississippi that handed out 11 ’s construction trades degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Booneville, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi list. EMCC is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 94 ’s construction trades degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Pearl River Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Poplarville, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, East Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi list. East Central Community College is a small school located in Decatur, Mississippi that handed out 15 ’s construction trades degrees in 2021-2022.
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Jones County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #7. Ellisville, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 65 students in 2021-2022.
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Itawamba Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi ranking. ICC is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 30 ’s construction trades degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hinds Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi ranking. Located in Raymond, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 156 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2021-2022.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #10. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 92 ’s construction trades degrees in 2021-2022.
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Coahoma Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #11. Coahoma Community College is a public institution located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Mississippi ranking. This small school is located in Wesson, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 ’s construction trades degrees in 2021-2022.
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