Cabinetmaking and Millwork Frequently Asked Questions

• At this point, you can only start the Cabinetmaking program in the fall semester.
• A waitlist can form for this program, so the year you start depends on when you applied and the status of the waitlist. 

• At this time, the Cabinetmaking and Millwork program accepts students for starting in the fall semester only.  You can apply as early as September 1 for the following year’s fall admittance
• Click here to apply

• The only admissions requirement is that you have a high school diploma, HSED, or GED.

• A waitlist always forms for this program, so the earlier you apply the better.
• Even if you are initially placed on a waitlist, you may be able to take the spot of someone who decides not to attend.
• Last year, all students who started the program had application complete dates of mid-December or earlier.  Some of these students had initially been placed on the waitlist, and were admitted when someone before them decided not to attend.
• Students with application complete dates of mid-December or later had one full year on the waitlist before they could start the Cabinetmaking and Millwork classes.
• If you have already completed an application and want to know what number you are on the waitlist, contact Academic Advising Services.

• Go to Madison College’s tuition webpage to see approximate cost per semester for every program.

• It is a one-year technical diploma.
• The course will take you one year to complete when you take all classes each semester in sequence.

• Students go full-time to day classes (typically 7:30 am -2:30 pm, M-TH, and 7:30-11:30 on Friday) for two semesters.
• All classes are held at the Madison Truax campus.

• The only two classes you can take before entering the program that satisfy graduation requirements are Vocational Mathematics 1 (31-804-379) and Communications 1 (31-801-356)
• If you would like an introduction to woodworking techniques, Madison College offers some non-degree evening courses in this area.  These courses can help you learn basic techniques.  They will not, however, meet graduation requirements.  You can look at our non-degree woodworking course schedules (PDF) online.

• Because this program always has a waitlist, Cabinetmaking and Millwork classes are full to capacity with program students.  As a result, you typically cannot register for our program classes that take place in the lab before being admitted into the program.  If there is space in a classroom-based course, you may be able to get special permission from the instructor to take the course.