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Most Popular Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes 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.

The Most Popular Woodworking Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Woodworking Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for woodworking students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Park Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Washtenaw Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular woodworking schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great place for woodworking students working on their basic certificate. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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Best Woodworking Colleges by State

Explore the best woodworking colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 19
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 52
Ohio 0
Illinois 0

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 4 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).

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