Carpentry Courses

The carpentry program at Leech Lake Tribal College prepares students for careers working as carpenters for manufacturing firms, government agencies, retail establishments, and other industries. The program focuses on applying technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Program courses include: technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating, blueprint reading, foundations and roughing-in, finishing carpentry techniques, and codes and standards. Get more details below including other Wisconsin colleges that offer carpentry courses.

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Leech Lake Tribal College (CMN)

N172 State Highway 47&55, Keshena, WI

The Leech Lake Tribal College, located in Cass Lake, Minnesota, offers two-year degree programs with immersion in the Anishinaabe culture and traditions. Besides career studies, students take classes that concentrate on Anishinaabe tribal history, language, and culture. Academic studies are offered in the areas of Professional Studies, Arts and Humanities, and Science and Technology.

Disciplines of study lead students to obtaining degrees in programs that focus on indigenous leadership, law enforcement, liberal arts training, construction, and natural science. Students wishing to obtain financial aid need to fill out an FAFSA (Free Application for Student Federal Aid) and Indian Scholarship application for the state.

The Midwest tribal school is located in a rural setting and does not provide students with on-campus housing. Currently, around 225 students are enrolled at the school, which has around a 30% retention rate. Established in 1990, the college charges both in-state and out-of-state students about $4,400 in tuition annually. Located at 6945 Little Wolf Road NW, the school has a larger enrollment of women than men. Approximately 72% of the student body attends the college full-time. For further information about the school, contact the college at 218-335-4200.

Students Enrolled in the Carpentry Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. CMN has offered the following program levels for students:

• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Description

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Construction Carpenters

Description

Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, construction carpenters employment is expected to grow at a rate of 6.4% from 2014 to 2024

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).