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Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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$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 analysis found Jefferson Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . 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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Out of the 71 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maysville Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the 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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The excellent programs at Bluegrass Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in the Southeast Region . Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 suburb of Lawrenceville.

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The excellent programs at Southern Regional Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Atlanta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Hazard Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Columbus Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Northwest-Shoals Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the small city of Muscle Shoals.

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Erwin Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Erwin Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the large 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 colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 3
Georgia 333
Arkansas 2
Florida 80
North Carolina 61
Virginia 16
Louisiana 49
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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