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Most Popular Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

9 Colleges
$28,206 Avg Salary
$9,850 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 75 degrees and certificates were awarded to carpentry students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for carpentry majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Los Angeles Trade Technical College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in carpentry at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Palomar College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in California. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of the Redwoods is a great place for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Eureka, College of the Redwoods is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Laney College

Oakland, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Laney College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Laney College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

American River College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Hartnell College

Salinas, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hartnell College is a great place for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hartnell College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Salinas.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Delta College is a great place for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Delta is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#5

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Long Beach City College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in California. Long Beach City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#5

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Bakersfield College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular carpentry schools in California. Located in the city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 66
Oregon 2
Nevada 1
Alaska 2
Hawaii 52

Carpentry is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Carpentry Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Carpentry/Carpenter 3,899

Majors Similar 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 9 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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