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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Woodworking School for You

Woodworking is the #332 most popular major in the country with 431 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Woodworking Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for 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 2023 rankings named Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for woodworking students. Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Port Hadlock.

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#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

The excellent programs at Palomar College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle Central College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cerritos College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

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#5

Laney College

Oakland, CA

The excellent programs at Laney College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Oakland, Laney College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of the Redwoods is a great place for woodworking students. Located in the rural area of Eureka, College of the Redwoods is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, California College of the Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#7

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for woodworking students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Bates Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

El Camino College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular woodworking programs. Located in the suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Woodworking Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 9
Washington 28

One of 5 majors within the area of study, woodworking has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 52,308
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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