Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania contains
eighteen
schools that offer carpentry programs.
Johnson College,
the highest-ranking carpentry school in PA, has a total student population of 411 and
is the
302nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 18 carpentry schools
in Pennsylvania,
only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center comes out as the most expensive ($23,472/yr),
with Community College of Beaver County as the lowest recorded at only $4,128/yr.
Carpentry students from Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania alone, there are
32,780 employed construction laborers earning an average yearly salary of
$32,980. Carpenters in this state earn
$42,980/yr and there are 37,740 employed.
Also, within the carpentry schools
in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
15 to 1. Aside from carpentry,
there are 10679 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Carpentry Programs in Pennsylvania
Johnson College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Altoona Area Vocational Technical School
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Orleans Technical Institute
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Schuylkill Technology Center
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Indiana County Technology Center
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Triangle Tech Inc-Erie
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Community College of Allegheny County
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Delaware County Community College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Community College of Beaver County
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Associates
Pennsylvania Interesting Facts
- Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate.
- In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh.
- Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States.
- In 1913 the first automobile service station opened in Pittsburgh.
- In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer.
Top National Parks in Pennsylvania:
Famous State Residents:
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