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2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region

96 Ranked Colleges
12,165 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southeast region, there were 12,165 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,269 and $11,151 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 96 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region construction trades students.

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SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, Louisiana

Out of the 96 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 208 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owensboro Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 409 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bevill State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region. Bevill State Community College is a small school located in Jasper, Alabama that handed out 197 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region. Lincoln Tech - Marietta is a private for-profit institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 80 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 296 students in 2020-2021.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 103 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that handed out 576 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Richmond Community College
Hamlet, North Carolina

Richmond Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond Community College is located in Hamlet, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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Pitt Community College
Winterville, North Carolina

Pitt Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winterville, North Carolina, and it awarded 111 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, North Carolina

Central Piedmont Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 105 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Virginia Highlands Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Abingdon, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.

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Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, North Carolina

With a ranking of #11, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Jamestown, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.

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Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, North Carolina

Cape Fear Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Cape Fear Community College is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 135 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 24 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

With a ranking of #15, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. ICC is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 309 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi

With a ranking of #15, Pearl River Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Pearl River Community College is a small school located in Poplarville, Mississippi that handed out 36 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Robeson Community College
Lumberton, North Carolina

With a ranking of #18, Robeson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Robeson Community College is a small public school situated in Lumberton, North Carolina. It awarded 23 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Robeson Community College Construction Trades Report

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Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, Mississippi

Jones County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Jones County Junior College is a small school located in Ellisville, Mississippi that handed out 61 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama

With a ranking of #18, Tuskegee University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region list. Tuskegee, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 622 students in 2020-2021.

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Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gwinnett Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It awarded 131 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Southwest Mississippi Community College is located in Summit, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Hinds Community College
Raymond, Mississippi

Hinds Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Raymond, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.

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East Mississippi Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 84 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.

Full East Mississippi Community College Construction Trades Report

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