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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Carpentry Basic Certificate School for You

With 61 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, carpentry is the #34 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina 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 analysis found Forsyth Technical Community College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

About 44% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 56% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwestern Community College is a great place for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

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#2

Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, NC

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Mayland Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in North Carolina. Mayland Community College is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Spruce Pine.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Surry Community College is a great place for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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

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#6

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

With a ranking of #6, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, CFCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Piedmont 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Roxboro, Piedmont Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, NC

With a ranking of #7, Pamlico Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students working on their basic certificate. PCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Grantsboro.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 333
South Carolina 3
Arkansas 2
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 8 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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