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Carpentry Schools in California

California contains seventeen schools that offer carpentry programs. Orange Coast College, the highest-ranking carpentry school in CA, has a total student population of 25,316 and is the 4159th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 17 carpentry schools in California, only 14 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Los Angeles Trade Technical College comes out as the most expensive ($9,939/yr), with Bakersfield College as the lowest recorded at only $3,187/yr.

Carpentry students from California schools who go on to become carpenters, construction managers, construction workers, construction engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 743,760 people working as carpenters alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $43,640. Also, Construction laborers make on average $33,190 per year and there are about 856,440 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 109,860 employed construction laborers earning an average yearly salary of $38,980. Carpenters in this state earn $53,090/yr and there are 81,250 employed.

Also, within the carpentry schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from carpentry, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Carpentry Programs in California

Orange Coast College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Sierra College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate

Laney College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Fullerton College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Associates

San Joaquin Delta College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate

Palomar College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Santiago Canyon College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

American River College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Bakersfield College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Chabot College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate

Rio Hondo College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Hartnell College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate

Long Beach City College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Imperial Valley College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Barstow Community College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Gavilan College

Carpentry/Carpenter

Levels offered: Associates

California Interesting Facts

California's Mount Whitney measures as the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Its most famous climb is Mount Whitney Trail to the 14,495 feet summit. Wilderness permits are required.
In 1925 a giant sequoia located in California's Kings Canyon National Park was named the nation's national Christmas tree. The tree is over 300 feet in height.
More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.
Pacific Park, on the venerable Santa Monica Pier, re-creates the amusement parks once dotting the ocean areas along the Pacific Coast. Featured are 11 amusement rides including the 1910-vintage hand-carved merry-go-round appearing in the movie "The Sting."
Alpine County is the eighth smallest of California's 58 counties. It has no high school, ATMs, dentists, banks, or traffic lights.

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