Carpentry Schools in Wisconsin
Wisconsin contains
fourteen
schools that offer carpentry programs.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College,
the highest-ranking carpentry school in WI, has a total student population of 3,421 and
is the
2432nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 14 carpentry schools
in Wisconsin,
only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Madison Area Technical College comes out as the most expensive ($9,970/yr),
with Gateway Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $220/yr.
Carpentry students from Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin alone, there are
11,590 employed construction laborers earning an average yearly salary of
$40,410. Carpenters in this state earn
$42,370/yr and there are 17,750 employed.
Also, within the carpentry schools
in Wisconsin, the average student population is 3,620 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
15 to 1. Aside from carpentry,
there are 4047 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,987 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,857, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Carpentry Programs in Wisconsin
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Fox Valley Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Moraine Park Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Lakeshore Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Blackhawk Technical College
Gateway Technical College
Waukesha County Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Madison Area Technical College
Mid-State Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
College of Menominee Nation
Nicolet Area Technical College
Carpentry/Carpenter
Levels offered:
Certificate
Wisconsin Interesting Facts
- Wisconsin visitors and residents enjoy the state's 7,446 streams and rivers.
- End-to-end they'd stretch 26,767 miles. That is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
- Wisconsin's Door County has five state parks and 250 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. These figures represent more than any other county in the country.
- In 1878-1879 the Wisconsin legislature approved the creation of a state park in Vilas County. The proposal was not successful and the state ended up selling two-thirds of area land to lumber interest for $8 an acre in 1897.
- In 1900 land acquisition for Wisconsin's first state park began. The park became Interstate State Park located in St. Croix Falls.
- Devil's Lake was established in 1911. The facility has become one of Wisconsin's oldest and most famous state parks. It leads the state parks in attendance.
Top National Parks in Wisconsin:
Famous State Residents:
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