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2023 Best Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Woodworking Basic Certificate School for You

Woodworking is the #47 most popular major in the country with 435 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Woodworking Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the woodworking basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Woodworking

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the best school in the United States for woodworking students working on their basic certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral Technical College is a great place for woodworking students working on their basic certificate. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Moraine Park Technical College is a great place for woodworking students working on their basic certificate. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Woodworking by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Woodworking is one of 5 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Woodworking Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Cabinetmaking & Millwork 340
Furniture Design & Manufacturing 42
General Woodworking 38
Other Woodworking 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 54,790
Other Precision Production 67
Leatherworking & Upholstery 46
Precision Production Trades 44
Boilermaking 29

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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