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Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate School for You

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.

The Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the most popular school for woodworking students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 11% of the woodworking majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a great place for woodworking students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Plainwell, Michigan Career and Technical Institute is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 11% of the woodworking majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 8% of the woodworking majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular woodworking schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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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With a ranking of #6, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the woodworking majors at the school.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for woodworking students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL

Prairie State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for woodworking students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Prairie State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Chicago Heights.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for woodworking students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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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 10 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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