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Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

7 Colleges
$37,934 Avg Salary
$9,373 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Woodworking Associate Degree School for You

Woodworking is the #43 most popular major in California with 29 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Woodworking program at each school on the list.

Check out the woodworking associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Our analysis found Palomar College to be the most popular school for woodworking students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Of the 7 students majoring in woodworking at Palomar College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#1

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Bakersfield College the most popular school in California for woodworking students working on their associate degree. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

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#1

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Our analysis found Cerritos College to be the most popular school for woodworking students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Laney College

Oakland, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laney College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Laney College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Oakland.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of the Redwoods is a great place for woodworking students working on their associate degree. College of the Redwoods is a small public school located in the rural area of Eureka.

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#5

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Long Beach City College is a great place for woodworking students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at El Camino College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular woodworking schools in California. El Camino College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Torrance.

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Best Woodworking Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 28

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 7 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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