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Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Carpentry Basic Certificate School for You

Carpentry is the #18 most popular major in Iowa with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa 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.

Check out the carpentry basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Iowa. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in carpentry at the school are women while 68% are male.

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Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SWCC is a small public school located in the town of Creston.

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#3

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of West Burlington, Southeastern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in carpentry at Southeastern Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 201
Missouri 15
Minnesota 197
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 21
Nebraska 6

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 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).

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