2023 Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois

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$34,186 Avg Salary

$12,830 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Carpentry Associate Degree School for You

With 38 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, carpentry is the #31 most popular major in Illinois.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois 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.

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Colleges.

Most Popular Illinois Trade Schools for an Associate in Carpentry

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

1 Associate Degrees

Our analysis found Kaskaskia College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public college with a small student population.

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Waubonsee Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

Best Carpentry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	16
Indiana	342
Wisconsin	144
Ohio	8

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

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 3 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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