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2023 Best Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa
Finding the Best Carpentry School for You
Carpentry is the #18 most popular major in Iowa with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Carpentry Schools in Iowa
The colleges and universities below are the best for carpentry majors pursuing a .
Top Iowa Trade Schools in Carpentry
Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the best school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.
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Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 201 |
Missouri | 15 |
Minnesota | 197 |
South Dakota | 0 |
North Dakota | 21 |
Nebraska | 6 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Carpentry
Carpentry is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Carpentry Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Carpentry/Carpenter | 3,899 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Carpentry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 averages are for the top 3 schools 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.