2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in Alabama

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate” ranking.

Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Alabama, there were 493 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,777 and $17,898 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,592 and $21,124 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in construction trades. To top this list, a school must have a successful construction trades program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate”.

Top 6 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in Alabama

1

Bevill State Community College
Jasper, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bevill State Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate list. Jasper, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

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2

Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shelton State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate. Shelton State Community College is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Wallace Community College, Selma
Selma, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace Community College, Selma. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate list. Wallace Community College, Selma is located in Selma, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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4

Wallace Community College, Dothan
Dothan, Alabama

#14 overall quality in Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wallace Community College, Dothan. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate. Wallace, Dothan is located in Dothan, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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5

H Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend H Councill Trenholm State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate list. Trenholm State is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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6

Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus
Birmingham, Alabama

Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Alabama for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades in the Southeast Region
• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades

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.