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Best Carpentry Trade Schools in California

2023 Best Carpentry Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

In 2021-2022, 75 degrees and certificates were awarded to carpentry students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Carpentry Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Carpentry Colleges.

Best Carpentry School

Our analysis found Los Angeles Trade Technical College to be the best school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Carpentry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 66
Oregon 2
Nevada 1
Alaska 2
Hawaii 52

Carpentry is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Carpentry Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Carpentry/Carpenter 3,899

Majors Similar to Carpentry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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