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Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

8 Colleges
$34,186 Avg Salary
$12,830 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Carpentry Associate Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Carpentry program at each school on the list.


 

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for carpentry majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

Read full report on Carpentry at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

The in-demand associate degree programs at College of the Redwoods helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in California. Located in the rural area of Eureka, College of the Redwoods is a public college with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#3

Laney College

Oakland, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laney College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Oakland, Laney College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Carpentry at Laney College Report

#3

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

Full Carpentry at Palomar College Report

#3

American River College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American River College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at American River College

#6

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach City College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Long Beach City College is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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#6

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

Fullerton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for carpentry students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Fullerton College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at Fullerton College

#6

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

With a ranking of #6, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at Bakersfield College

Best Carpentry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges 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 averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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