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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa

11 Colleges
$32,006 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

Carpentry is the #18 most popular major in Iowa with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa.

Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SWCC is a small public school located in the town of Creston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Des Moines Area Community College is a great place for carpentry students. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

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Hawkeye Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Hawkeye Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Waterloo.

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#6

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

With a ranking of #6, Southeastern Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the town of West Burlington, Southeastern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

Iowa Lakes Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Estherville, Iowa Lakes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa list. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

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North Iowa Area Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 201
Missouri 15
Minnesota 197
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 21
Nebraska 6

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 11 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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