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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa
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.
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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Iowa
Check out the carpentry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.
Top 10 Most Popular Carpentry Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the most popular school in Iowa for carpentry students. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa list. SWCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Creston.
The excellent programs at Iowa Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Iowa. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Iowa. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.
Hawkeye Community 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. Hawkeye Community College is a small public school located in the city of Waterloo.
Southeastern Community 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 town of West Burlington, Southeastern Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the town of Estherville, Iowa Lakes Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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 city of Cedar Rapids.
North Iowa Area Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Best Carpentry Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges 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 |
Majors Related to Carpentry
Carpentry is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Carpentry Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Carpentry/Carpenter | 3,899 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Carpentry
| 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.