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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Woodworking 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Woodworking Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Woodworking Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Palomar College the most popular school in California for woodworking students. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
The excellent programs at Cerritos College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in California. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at College of the Redwoods helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in California. College of the Redwoods is a small public school located in the rural area of Eureka.
The excellent programs at Laney College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in California. Laney College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Oakland.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bakersfield College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in California list. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.
Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California College of the Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Fullerton College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in California list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
El Camino College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in California ranking. El Camino College is a large public school located in the suburb of Torrance.
Mendocino College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in California ranking. Mendocino College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ukiah.
American River College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in California ranking. American River is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Sacramento.
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 |
Majors Related to Woodworking
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Woodworking
| 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 11 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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