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Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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 large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

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#3

Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Triangle Tech - Bethlehem

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Bethlehem. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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#5

Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Orleans Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Orleans Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Williamson College of the Trades did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #6 on the list. Williamson College of the Trades is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

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Triangle Tech - Sunbury

Sunbury, PA

With a ranking of #7, Triangle Tech - Sunbury did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the rural area of Sunbury, Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Delaware County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the small city of Scranton, Johnson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Clearfield County Career and Technology Center landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the rural area of Clearfield, CCCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges 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).

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