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Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best Woodworking School for You

Woodworking is the #30 most popular major in Wisconsin with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the most popular school for woodworking students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great place for woodworking students. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in Wisconsin. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

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Out of the 7 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Park Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.

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The excellent programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in Wisconsin. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Out of the 7 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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#7

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

With a ranking of #7, Western Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Woodworking Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 19
Indiana 0
Ohio 0
Illinois 0

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).

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