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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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

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

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Career and Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Plainwell, Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in the Great Lakes Region . Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the city of Warren.

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Moraine Park Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular woodworking programs. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for woodworking students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washtenaw Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular woodworking programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Woodworking Colleges by State

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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 14 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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