List of the Top 10 Carpentry Schools

Carpentry is the art of working with wood in order to construct, install and maintain wooden structures like buildings, cabinets, floors, frames and furniture. Carpenters can receive certification or an associates degree from community colleges or trade schools. Coursework includes blue-print reading, framing, finishing and construction methods.    

1. West Kentucky Community and Technical College: Located in Paducah, Kentucky and offers Carpentry/Carpenter Programs through a Certificate Program and an Associates Degree. 

2. Jefferson Community College: Located in Louisville, Kentucky and offers a Certificate Program or an Associates Degree in Carpentry.

3. Bluegrass Community and Technical College: Located in Lexington, Kentucky and offers a Certificate Program and an Associates Degree in Carpentry. 

4. Gwinnett Technical College: Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and offers a Carpentry Program through the Certificate Program or Associates Degree.

5.  Green River Community College: Located in Auburn, Washington and offers a Carpentry Program through the Certificate Program or Associates Degree.

6. Louisiana Technical College: Located in Jackson, Louisiana on their Folkes Campus.  They offer a Certificate Program in Carpentry. 

7. Madisonville Community College: Located in Madisonville, Kentucky and offers a Carpentry Program through the Certificate Program or Associates Degree.

8. Maysville Community and Technical College: Located in Maysville, Kentucky and offers a Certificate Program and an Associates Degree in Carpentry. 

9. Community College of Allegheny County: Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and offers a Carpentry Program through the Certificate Program or Associates Degree.

10. Piedmont Community College: Located in Roxboro, North Carolina and offers a Certificate Program and an Associates Degree in Carpentry.