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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

18 Colleges
$30,147 Avg Salary
$11,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

In 2021-2022, 349 degrees and certificates were awarded to carpentry students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Allegheny County the most popular school in Pennsylvania for carpentry students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at Community College of Allegheny County

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great place for carpentry students. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

Full Carpentry at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Report

#3

Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a great place for carpentry students. Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

Triangle Tech - Bethlehem

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 18 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Triangle Tech - Bethlehem landed the # 4 spot on the list. Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Read full report on Carpentry at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem

#5

Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Orleans Technical College is a great place for carpentry students. Orleans Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Carpentry at Orleans Technical College

Williamson College of the Trades landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Williamson College of the Trades is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Media.

Read full report on Carpentry at Williamson College of the Trades

#7

Triangle Tech - Sunbury

Sunbury, PA

Triangle Tech - Sunbury ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Sunbury, Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at Triangle Tech - Sunbury

Delaware County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the city of Scranton, Johnson College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Carpentry at Johnson College Report

With a ranking of #10, Clearfield County Career and Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the rural area of Clearfield, CCCTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 36
New Jersey 3

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

Majors Similar to Carpentry

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 18 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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