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Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Carpentry Basic Certificate 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson Community and Technical College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Maysville Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in carpentry at Maysville Community and Technical College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 24% of the carpentry majors at the school.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Regional Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 4% of the carpentry majors at the school.

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#5

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Gwinnett Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in the Southeast Region . GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Women make up 10% of the carpentry majors at the school.

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Atlanta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for carpentry students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in carpentry at Atlanta Area Tech, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in carpentry at Hazard Community and Technical College, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Columbus Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the carpentry majors at the school.

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Northwest-Shoals Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for carpentry students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the small city of Muscle Shoals.

About 18% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#10

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hopkinsville.

Women make up 29% of the carpentry majors at the school.

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Best Carpentry Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 333
South Carolina 3
Arkansas 2
North Carolina 61
Florida 80
Louisiana 49
Virginia 16
Alabama 51
Kentucky 426
Mississippi 42

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 25 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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