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Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Woodworking School for You

Woodworking is the #47 most popular major in the country with 435 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Woodworking Colleges.

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for woodworking students. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for woodworking students. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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The excellent programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in the Southwest Region . Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chisholm Trail Technology Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Chisholm Trail Technology Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Omega.

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#6

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

Luna Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Luna Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Las Vegas.

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With a ranking of #6, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

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#6

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#6

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Francis Tuttle Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for woodworking students. It came in at #6 on the list. Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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GateWay Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular woodworking programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Woodworking Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3
Texas 54
Oklahoma 2
New Mexico 5

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 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).

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