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2023 Best Value Carpentry Basic Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Carpentry Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 3,899 people earned a degree or certificate in carpentry, making the major the #30 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Carpentry Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for carpentry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Carpentry Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the best value school in the United States for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 per year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Central Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value carpentry schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Carpentry Basic Certificate Schools list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.
Augusta Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,662 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great value for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,815 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washburn Institute of Technology is a great value for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washburn Tech are $8,640 a year.
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Lake Superior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate carpentry programs. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LSC are $6,404 a year.
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Ogeechee Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for carpentry students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.
Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,540 in tuition and fees each year.
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Atlanta Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate carpentry programs. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Atlanta Area Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,564 in tuition and fees each year.
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Honolulu Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Carpentry Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the large city of Honolulu.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Honolulu CC are $8,310 a year.
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Manhattan Area Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Carpentry Basic Certificate Schools ranking. MATC is a fairly small public school located in the city of Manhattan.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,400 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Carpentry
One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, carpentry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Carpentry Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Carpentry/Carpenter | 3,899 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- 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).
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