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Most Popular Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.


 

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for woodworking majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Palomar College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for woodworking students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 29% of the woodworking majors at the school.

Full Woodworking at Palomar College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Redwoods. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Eureka, College of the Redwoods is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Woodworking at College of the Redwoods

#3

Laney College

Oakland, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Laney College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular woodworking schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Oakland, Laney College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Woodworking Colleges by State

Explore the best woodworking colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 28
California 29

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.

  • 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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