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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

71 Colleges
$22,743 Avg Salary
$9,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

Carpentry is the #30 most popular major in the country with 3,899 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the carpentry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson Community and Technical College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for carpentry students. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maysville Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a great place for carpentry students. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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#4

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Out of the 71 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwinnett Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Regional Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Atlanta Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Hazard Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the remote town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Columbus Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Northwest-Shoals Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the small city of Muscle Shoals.

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Erwin Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Erwin Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Tampa.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
11 Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY
13 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
13 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA

Best Carpentry Colleges by State

Explore the best carpentry schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 333
South Carolina 3
Arkansas 2
North Carolina 61
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 25 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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