2023 Best Woodworking Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Woodworking School for You

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Woodworking Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Woodworking Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Trade Schools in Woodworking

Austin Community College District

Austin, TX

3 Degrees

Our 2023 rankings named Austin Community College District the best school in the Southwest Region for woodworking students. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, NM

1 Degrees

The excellent programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in the Southwest Region . CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

2 Degrees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pima Community College is a great place for woodworking students. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Best Woodworking Colleges by State

Explore the best woodworking schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	3
Texas	54
Oklahoma	2
New Mexico	5

One of 5 majors within the trade school area of study, woodworking has other similar majors worth exploring.

Woodworking Concentrations

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 3 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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