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CIP 46.0000 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Construction Trades, General.

A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the building, inspecting, and maintaining of structures and related properties. May include instruction in masonry, carpentry, electrical and power transmission installation, building/construction finishing, management, inspection and other construction-related applications.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Construction Trades, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 46.0000. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years24570
2025Associate degree41557
2025Certificate 2–4 years17
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate16
2025Certificate under 12 weeks6198
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year421,427
2024Certificate 1–2 years24604
2024Associate degree39519
2024Certificate 2–4 years111
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate16
2024Certificate under 12 weeks7306
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year361,315
2023Certificate 1–2 years25400
2023Associate degree35449
2023Certificate 2–4 years113
2023Certificate under 12 weeks3147
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year361,588
2022Certificate 1–2 years23335
2022Associate degree33368
2022Certificate 2–4 years110
2022Certificate under 12 weeks4255
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year30854
2021Certificate 1–2 years27298
2021Associate degree30440
2021Certificate 2–4 years112
2021Certificate under 12 weeks373
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year27612
2020Certificate 1–2 years25256
2020Associate degree34556
2020Certificate 2–4 years18
2020Certificate under 12 weeks377
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year331,699

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 46.0000 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 46 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

120 institutions

Related fields

Mason/Masonry. ↗

Carpentry/Carpenter. ↗

Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer, General. ↗

Electrician. ↗

Lineworker. ↗

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers, Other. ↗