The number of accredited construction programs at four-year schools is on the rise.
College students can study anything from accounting to zoology, but there's one discipline that's becoming especially popular.
Construction trades had the largest percentage increase in enrollment at four-year institutions between spring 2016 and spring 2017 – 26.4 percent – according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The nonprofit organization collects and distributes education data.