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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Carpentry Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 66 degrees and certificates were awarded to carpentry students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Our analysis found Green River College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Washington. GRC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Auburn.

Women make up 11% of the carpentry majors at the school.

Read full report on Carpentry at Green River College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bates Technical College is a great place for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

About 22% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 78% are male.

Full Carpentry at Bates Technical College Report

#3

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, WA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Peninsula College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in Washington. Located in the remote town of Port Angeles, Peninsula College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in carpentry at Peninsula College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Carpentry at Peninsula College Report

Best Carpentry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Carpentry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 75
Oregon 2
Nevada 1
Alaska 2
Hawaii 52

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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