2025 Best Construction Trades Schools in Michigan

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in construction trades. It is ranked #34 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of construction trades. Combined, these schools handed out 434 degrees in construction trades to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Construction Trades Schools List

Construction Trades Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Construction Trades Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Construction Trades in Michigan

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the construction trades degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Michigan Schools in Construction Trades

1

Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

122 Construction Trades Degrees Awarded

10.7% Growth in Graduates

Washtenaw Community College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in construction trades. Washtenaw Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Ann Arbor.More information about a degree in construction trades from Washtenaw Community College

2

Alpena Community College
Alpena, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

107 Construction Trades Degrees Awarded

32.7% Growth in Graduates

Alpena Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in construction trades. Alpena Community College is a small public college located in the remote town of Alpena.More information about a degree in construction trades from Alpena Community College

Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	38	748
Ohio	38	24
Illinois	38	260
Wisconsin	37	30

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Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	250
Building Management & Inspection	116
Carpentry	23
Plumbing & Water Supply	23
Construction	19
Other Construction	3

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.