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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Kentucky

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In 2021-2022, 426 degrees and certificates were awarded to carpentry students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Kentucky 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.

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

Our analysis found Jefferson Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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The excellent programs at Maysville Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Kentucky. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

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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 Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hazard Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hazard.

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#5

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Hopkinsville Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Somerset Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Kentucky. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

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With a ranking of #9, Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Cumberland.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 333
South Carolina 3
Arkansas 2
North Carolina 61
Florida 80
Louisiana 49
Virginia 16
Alabama 51
Mississippi 42

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 10 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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