Quick answer:4 colleges within 100 miles of Ithaca, New York award a construction supervision degree, the nearest about 48 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024). First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in New York earn a median $95,700 per year against $79,920 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Construction Supervision Program Access Near Ithaca, New York
Distance from Ithaca
Colleges awarding this degree
Within 25 miles
0
Within 50 miles
1
Within 100 miles
4
Within 250 miles
13
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
Access around Ithaca is thinner than in the larger New York metros. The nearest college awarding this degree is roughly 48 miles away and 4 sit within 100 miles, which is the case where an online or low-residency program earns its keep.
Colleges Near Ithaca
How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention.
Advertising plays no part.
This page lists 6 schools
within 176 miles, closest group first, then ordered by
BOC Score with the highest at the top.
6 of them carry a score.
LOCAL RANK
Location / proximity to this page
Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish
30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off
25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher
20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two
15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working
10%
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
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What First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Earn in New York
The New York median for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers is $95,700 per year, above the national median of $79,920, on state employment of 29,600 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Ithaca specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the New York page.
Choosing a Construction Supervision Program From Ithaca
The subject matter does not change by location: plan reading and quantity takeoff, scheduling, estimating and cost control, construction contracts and documents, and site safety. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from a recognized institutional accreditor, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions, 2024 - institutions awarding this degree, with IPEDS institution coordinates
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 - First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (SOC 47-1011)
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