Find Trade Colleges

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in North Carolina

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in North Carolina

10 Colleges

Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

With 61 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, carpentry is the #34 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges.

Our analysis found Forsyth Technical Community College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Read full report on Carpentry at Forsyth Technical Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

Read full report on Carpentry at Fayetteville Technical Community College

#3

Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, NC

The excellent programs at Mayland Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in North Carolina. Mayland Community College is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Spruce Pine.

Read full report on Carpentry at Mayland Community College

Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

Read More…

#5

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

The excellent programs at Cape Fear Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, CFCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

With a ranking of #6, Surry Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at Surry Community College

With a ranking of #7, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at Guilford Technical Community College

Piedmont Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Roxboro, Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Carpentry at Piedmont Community College

With a ranking of #8, Bladen Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the rural area of Dublin, BCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Full Carpentry at Bladen Community College Report

#8

Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, NC

Pamlico Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in North Carolina list. PCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Grantsboro.

Read More…

Best Carpentry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 333
South Carolina 3
Arkansas 2
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.