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Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

Check out the woodworking undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Our analysis found Cerritos College to be the most popular school for woodworking students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of the Redwoods is a great place for woodworking students working on their undergraduate certificate. College of the Redwoods is a small public school located in the rural area of Eureka.

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#2

Mendocino College

Ukiah, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mendocino College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Mendocino College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ukiah.

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#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Palomar College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Palomar College is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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#2

American River College

Sacramento, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at American River College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular woodworking schools in California. American River is a very large public school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

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#2

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fullerton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Fullerton College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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#2

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Camino College is a great place for woodworking students working on their undergraduate certificate. El Camino College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Torrance.

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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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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