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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Schools in California

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Finding the Best Woodworking School for You

With 9 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, woodworking is the #293 most popular major in California.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Woodworking Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California 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.

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

#1

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Our analysis found Palomar College to be the most popular school for woodworking students who want to pursue a degree in California. Palomar College is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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#2

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

The excellent programs at Cerritos College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Laney College

Oakland, CA

The excellent programs at Laney College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in California. Laney College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Oakland.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Redwoods landed the # 3 spot on the list. College of the Redwoods is a small public school located in the rural area of Eureka.

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#5

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at California College of the Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

The excellent programs at Bakersfield College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in California. Bakersfield College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.

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#7

Mendocino College

Ukiah, CA

Mendocino College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular woodworking programs. Mendocino College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ukiah.

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#7

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach City College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

Fullerton College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Schools in California ranking. Fullerton College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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#7

American River College

Sacramento, CA

With a ranking of #7, American River College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students. American River is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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Best Woodworking Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 28

Woodworking is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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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