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Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Carpentry Associate Degree School for You

Carpentry is the #30 most popular major in the country with 3,899 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Carpentry Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Our analysis found San Juan College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

About 33% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Carpentry at San Juan College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Arizona Western College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in the Southwest Region . AWC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

Full Carpentry at Arizona Western College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great place for carpentry students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at Collin County Community College District

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, GateWay Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges by State

Explore the best carpentry schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 25
Texas 0
Oklahoma 305
New Mexico 25

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

Carpentry Focus Areas

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 4 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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