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Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Carpentry Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 426 degrees and certificates were awarded to carpentry students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Kentucky 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for carpentry majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson Community and Technical College the most popular school in Kentucky for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Of the 81 students majoring in carpentry at Jefferson Community and Technical College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Maysville Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

About 5% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 95% are male.

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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 Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in carpentry at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hazard Community and Technical College is a great place for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hazard.

About 27% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hopkinsville Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in carpentry at Hopkinsville Community College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Somerset 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in carpentry at SCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

Women make up 50% of the carpentry majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.

Women make up 9% of the carpentry majors at the school.

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Big Sandy Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate carpentry programs. Located in the town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Cumberland.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 10 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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