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Construction Trades community-college programs in Pennsylvania

17 community colleges in Pennsylvania report awarding credentials in Construction Trades. Apprenticeship-aligned electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and building-tech programs. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Construction Trades program in Pennsylvania, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Pennsylvania public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Pennsylvania published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Pennsylvania and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Triangle Tech Inc-DuboisFalls Creek77%
  2. Triangle Tech Inc-BethlehemBethlehem73%
  3. Triangle Tech Inc-PittsburghPittsburgh70%
  4. Triangle Tech Inc-SunburySunbury59%
  5. Triangle Tech Inc-GreensburgGreensburg51%
  6. Williamson College of the TradesMedia36%
  7. Johnson CollegeScranton32%
  8. Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster25%
  9. Rosedale Technical CollegePittsburgh13%
  10. Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh13%
  11. Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport10%
  12. Delaware County Community CollegeMedia5%
  13. Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke4%
  14. Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem2%
  15. Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg2%
  16. Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville0%
  17. Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia0%

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