Trade schools by state
- College Scorecard / IPEDS · retrieved October 25, 2026
- Page updated October 25, 2026
2,826 currently operating U.S. institutions with undergraduate certificate or associate programs in trade-related CIP codes, from public College Scorecard Field of Study data. This is not a ranking.
Search runs in your browser over our Scorecard directory. Or pick a state below.
What this directory is: Civilian postsecondary certificates and associates reported to IPEDS and published via College Scorecard. It is not VA GI Bill / WEAMS approval data (see Veteran Trade Schools) and not the FMCSA CDL Training Provider Registry (see Verified CDL Schools).
Browse by popular trade
- Electrician & lineworker (1,074 schools)
- Plumbing & pipefitting (226 schools)
- HVAC & sheet metal (937 schools)
- General construction (562 schools)
- Machining & millwright (1,280 schools)
- Barber & cosmetology (1,569 schools)
States
- Alabama (41)
- Arizona (57)
- Arkansas (51)
- California (285)
- Colorado (41)
- Connecticut (23)
- Delaware (9)
- Florida (178)
- Georgia (58)
- Hawaii (9)
- Idaho (23)
- Illinois (112)
- Indiana (46)
- Iowa (33)
- Kansas (43)
- Kentucky (44)
- Louisiana (57)
- Maine (14)
- Maryland (37)
- Massachusetts (47)
- Michigan (83)
- Minnesota (44)
- Mississippi (32)
- Missouri (54)
- Montana (20)
- Nebraska (12)
- Nevada (19)
- New Hampshire (12)
- New Jersey (64)
- New Mexico (32)
- New York (105)
- North Carolina (87)
- North Dakota (16)
- Ohio (139)
- Oklahoma (64)
- Oregon (32)
- Pennsylvania (128)
- Puerto Rico (78)
- Rhode Island (10)
- South Carolina (39)
- South Dakota (13)
- Tennessee (76)
- Texas (219)
- Utah (39)
- Virginia (60)
- Washington (49)
- West Virginia (30)
- Wisconsin (35)
- Wyoming (10)
States & territories with fewer than 8 schools (not published yet)
- Alaska — 6
- American Samoa — 1
- District of Columbia — 4
- Guam — 1
- Vermont — 2
Source: College Scorecard Most Recent Field of Study + Institution files (Scorecard update 2026-10-15) · retrieved October 25, 2026. Credential levels: undergraduate certificate/diploma and associate only.