Carpentry Courses

The carpentry program at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical 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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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC)

800 W Main St, Whitewater, WI

The Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a technical college located in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. Driven with the need for technical schools in the earlier 1970s, Wisconsin Legislature required vocational schools to be established in cities. First established in 1976, WITC was first named as Wisconsin Indianhead Vocational Technical and Adult Education District. It was only in 1987 when it was changed to its current name – the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College.

The school offers mostly two-year associate degrees and certificate programs to local students. Currently, the school has campuses in the counties of Ashland, Rice Lake, New Richmond and Superior in order to meet the needs of communities for accessible technical education as well as to meet its goals to create dynamic learning opportunities to students within the state.

There are currently more than 50 program courses offered by WITC and these include disciplines under business administration, public safety, medical technology, agriculture, criminal justice, literature, communication, arts, natural sciences, behavioral sciences and information technology. The estimate tuition fee for this academic year for resident students is $134 per credit hour while out-of-state enrollees have to pay $195 per credit hour.

WITC has a transfer information system which allows students to look for appropriate colleges and universities where they can take on a four-year bachelor’s course to complete their associate degrees. This portal makes it easier for students to locate a college or university where they can take higher education.

Students Enrolled in the Carpentry Program

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

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Four-Year Award

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).