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Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

With 38 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, carpentry is the #31 most popular major in Illinois.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College the most popular school in Illinois for carpentry students. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Carpentry at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Report

#2

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kaskaskia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Triton College

River Grove, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Triton College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Parkland College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Parkland College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Illinois list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

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#4

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Waubonsee Community College is a great place for carpentry students. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Indiana 342
Wisconsin 144
Ohio 8

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 6 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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