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Carpentry Trade Major (Trades & Skilled Labor) | GraduateSmart | GraduateSmart

Trades & Skilled LaborCIP 46.0201

Carpentry Trade

Wood construction and finishing

1

Career

310

Schools

0

CLEP exams

Careers this major leads to

Carpenter

Trade / Vocational$42K–$98K+4% growth

Schools that offer Carpentry Trade

Showing 50 of 310

City Colleges of Chicago

Community College

Chicago, IL · $3,816/yr · 100% admit

San Juan College

Community College

Farmington, NM · $1,928/yr · 100% admit

Truckee Meadows Community College

Community College

Reno, NV · $3,352/yr · 100% admit

Mid-State Technical College

Trade / Vocational School

Madison, WI · $5,002/yr · 100% admit

Southwest Georgia Technical College

Trade / Vocational School

Albany, GA · $3,007/yr · 100% admit

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Technical School

Lexington, KY · $4,808/yr · 100% admit

Jefferson Community and Technical College

Technical School

Louisville, KY · $4,808/yr · 100% admit

El Camino College

Community College

Torrance, CA

Collin College

Community College

McKinney, TX

State College of Florida

Community College

Bradenton, FL

Harper College

Community College

Palatine, IL

Northampton Community College

Community College

Bethlehem, PA

Maui College

Community College

Kahului, HI

Associated General Contractors — Apprenticeship

Trade / Vocational School

Washington DC, DC · $2,000/yr · 100% admit

New Jersey Carpenters Apprenticeship Training Center

Trade / Vocational School

Kenilworth, NJ · $6,000/yr · 70% admit

Carpenters International Training Fund

Trade / Vocational School

Las Vegas, NV · 100% admit

New York City District Council of Carpenters Training Center

Trade / Vocational School

Manhattan, NY · $5,500/yr · 70% admit

Penn Foster - Online

Trade / Vocational School

Scranton, PA · $1,500/yr · 75% admit

Capital Region BOCES

Trade / Vocational School

Albany, NY

Nassau BOCES

Trade / Vocational School

Westbury, NY

Dutchess BOCES

Trade / Vocational School

Poughkeepsie, NY

Jefferson-Lewis BOCES

Trade / Vocational School

Watertown, NY

High Rise Concrete Carpenters JATC of New York City

Trade / Vocational School

New York City, NY

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center - Albany

Trade / Vocational School

Albany, NY

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center - Binghamton

Trade / Vocational School

Binghamton, NY

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center - Buffalo

Trade / Vocational School

Elma, NY

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center - Horseheads

Trade / Vocational School

Horseheads, NY

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center - Hudson Valley

Trade / Vocational School

Rock Tavern, NY

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center - Long Island

Trade / Vocational School

Hauppauge, NY

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center - Rochester

Trade / Vocational School

Rochester, NY

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center (Syracuse)

Trade / Vocational School

Syracuse, NY

Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES (Wayne Technical & Career Center)

Trade / Vocational School

Williamson, NY

Rockland BOCES

Trade / Vocational School

West Nyack, NY

Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES (CA BOCES)

Trade / Vocational School

Belmont, NY

Erie 1 BOCES

Trade / Vocational School

West Seneca, NY

TST BOCES

Trade / Vocational School

Ithaca, NY

SUNY Delhi

Public University

Delhi, NY · $8,772/yr · 89% admit

Cochise College

Community College

Sierra Vista, AZ

Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California — Fairfield

Trade / Vocational School

Fairfield, CA

Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California — Pleasanton

Trade / Vocational School

Pleasanton, CA

Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California — Morgan Hill

Trade / Vocational School

Morgan Hill, CA

Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California — Fresno

Trade / Vocational School

Fresno, CA

Western States Carpenters Training Fund — Carson

Trade / Vocational School

Carson, CA

Western States Carpenters Training Fund — San Diego

Trade / Vocational School

San Diego, CA

Western States Carpenters Training Fund — Riverside

Trade / Vocational School

Riverside, CA

Western States Carpenters Training Fund — Ontario

Trade / Vocational School

Ontario, CA

Western States Carpenters Training Fund — Bakersfield

Trade / Vocational School

Bakersfield, CA

Western States Carpenters Training Fund — Buena Park

Trade / Vocational School

Buena Park, CA

Western States Carpenters Training Fund — Sylmar

Trade / Vocational School

Sylmar, CA

Western States Carpenters Training Fund — Whittier

Trade / Vocational School

Whittier, CA

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Quick Facts

Field of Study

Trades & Skilled Labor

CIP Code

46.0201

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