by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Illinois, there were 900 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,815 and $14,946 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 267 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in construction trades. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular construction trades programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Melrose Park, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triton College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This small school is located in Oglesby, Illinois, and it awarded 38 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #4 spot on the list. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 18 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rock Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Rock Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 17 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Coyne College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Prairie State College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Chicago Heights, Illinois 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.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
John Wood Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. John Wood Community College is a public institution located in Quincy, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Located in Rockford, Illinois, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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Kaskaskia College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Centralia, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Kennedy-King College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. William Rainey Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakton Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Des Plaines, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Shawnee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Ullin, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Parkland College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Trail College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Robinson, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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John A Logan College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Carterville, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Heartland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, South Suburban College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in South Holland, Illinois, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Land Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school situated in Godfrey, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Frontier Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Frontier Community College is located in Fairfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
College of DuPage came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. College of DuPage is a large public school situated in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It awarded 5 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wabash Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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College of Lake County ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Sugar Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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