2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate

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 “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado 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 Colorado, there were 403 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,642 and $5,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,095 and $24,621 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in construction trades.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado associate degree construction trades students.

Top 7 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in Colorado

1

Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, Colorado

#22 overall quality in Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 19 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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2

Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate. Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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3

Aims Community College
Greeley, Colorado

#15 overall quality in Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Aims Community College is a medium-sized school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 7 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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4

Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado

#21 overall quality in Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large school located in Littleton, Colorado that handed out 5 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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5

Lamar Community College
Lamar, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate list. Lamar Community College is located in Lamar, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Full Lamar Community College Construction Trades Report

6

Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

#16 overall quality in Colorado

Pikes Peak Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate list. Pikes Peak Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 2 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Pikes Peak Community College Construction Trades Report

6

Trinidad State Junior College
Trinidad, Colorado

#24 overall quality in Colorado

Trinidad State Junior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Colorado for an Associate ranking. Trinidad State Junior College is a small school located in Trinidad, Colorado that handed out 130 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Trinidad State Junior College Construction Trades Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.