Fresno, CA (population: 490,930) has three construction management schools within its city limits. San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno, the highest ranked school in the city with a construction management program, has a total student population of 870. It is the 3954th highest ranked school in the USA and the 367th highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).
Construction Management students from Fresno schools who go on to become construction superintendents, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 204,760 people working as construction managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $93,290. Also, Painters, construction and maintenance make on average $37,320 per year and there are about 214,240 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Fresno area alone, there are 620 employed painters, construction and maintenance earning an average salary of $31,260. Construction managers in this area earn $94,420/yr and there are 310 employed.
Fresno lies in Fresno county, which is one of the 57 counties in California. Overall, the Fresno area has 323,470 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $40,460 average annual salary. Thus, about 1 out of every 1000 jobs in Fresno are held by construction managers, and 2/1000 are held by painters, construction and maintenance.
Of the 3 construction management schools in Fresno, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno comes out as the most expensive ($16,416/yr) for construction management students, with Fresno City College as the lowest, reported at only $6,031/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Fresno |
| Hanford | CA | 51,853 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.1 miles |
| Visalia | CA | 127,444 | 7 | 18.6498 | 161 | 40.6 miles |
| Merced | CA | 78,579 | 3 | 29.789 | 150 | 52.4 miles |
| Porterville | CA | 53,185 | 1 | 11.8615 | 42 | 65.3 miles |
| Ceres | CA | 43,443 | 0 | - | 0 | 85.9 miles |
| Sonora | CA | - | 1 | 10.5858 | 57 | 89.4 miles |
| Modesto | CA | 203,882 | 4 | 24.9737 | 137 | 89.9 miles |
| Salida | CA | - | 2 | 26.0837 | 19 | 95.8 miles |