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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Schools in California

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Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

Carpentry is the #288 most popular major in California with 13 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Carpentry Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Carpentry program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Our analysis found Palomar College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools in California list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Redwoods. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools in California list. Located in the rural area of Eureka, College of the Redwoods is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Laney College

Oakland, CA

Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Laney College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Laney College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

American River College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American River College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Hartnell College

Salinas, CA

With a ranking of #6, Hartnell College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Hartnell College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Salinas.

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San Joaquin Delta College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #6 on the list. Delta is a large public school located in the city of Stockton.

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#6

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

With a ranking of #6, Fullerton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Fullerton College is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach City College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Long Beach City College is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 18
Oregon 0
Nevada 1
Hawaii 11
Alaska 0

Carpentry is one of 6 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274

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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