Carpentry classes in Georgia

5 carpentry programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these carpentry programs, and Georgia has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Carpenters build, repair and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials. Most have a high school diploma and learn on the job or through an apprenticeship.¹ In Georgia, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much do carpentry classes cost in Georgia?

$2,526 to $5,736 is what most carpentry programs in Georgia cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $2,026 to $6,643

In the typical program

Finished the program: Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later: Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: 30 to 40 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Georgia may also offer carpentry classes. How these figures are made

Are there free carpentry classes in Georgia?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 11 people at 1 of the 5 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most carpentry programs in Georgia cost $2,526 to $5,736. Prices on this page run from $2,026 to $6,643.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: paid apprenticeships, financial aid and the GI Bill

Carpentry classes in Gainesville, Atlanta and other Georgia cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 5 carpentry programs in Georgia approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Carpentry --Ca22--
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta
High school diploma or equivalent
Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,200
Price if you pay yourself$6,643
11 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Carpentry --Ca22-- at Atlanta Technical College
More details about Carpentry --Ca22-- at Atlanta Technical College
Finished
35%
Working at 6 months
52%
Earned in a quarter
$7,543
Length
40 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
170
a year, estimated
$30,200
price
$6,643
trained with WIOA funding
11
Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Residential Carpentry Diploma--Ca22
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
High school diploma or equivalent
Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$74,000
Price if you pay yourself$5,736
More details about Residential Carpentry Diploma--Ca22 at Gwinnett Technical College
Finished
31%
Working at 6 months
75%
Earned in a quarter
$18,495
Length
12 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,200
Students counted
26
a year, estimated
$74,000
price
$5,736
Carpentry certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
NCCER Carpentry Fundamentals Certificate Program--CF21
Lanier Technical College
Gainesville
High school diploma or equivalent
Lanier Technical College, Gainesville · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,026
School website, NCCER Carpentry Fundamentals Certificate Program--CF21 at Lanier Technical College
More details about NCCER Carpentry Fundamentals Certificate Program--CF21 at Lanier Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,400
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,026
Carpentry certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
NCCER Advanced Carpentry Certificate--AB71
Lanier Technical College
Gainesville
High school diploma or equivalent
Lanier Technical College, Gainesville · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,526
School website, NCCER Advanced Carpentry Certificate--AB71 at Lanier Technical College
More details about NCCER Advanced Carpentry Certificate--AB71 at Lanier Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,400
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,526
Carpentry certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
NCCER Carpentry Technology Diploma--CT22
Lanier Technical College
Gainesville
High school diploma or equivalent
Lanier Technical College, Gainesville · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,289
School website, NCCER Carpentry Technology Diploma--CT22 at Lanier Technical College
More details about NCCER Carpentry Technology Diploma--CT22 at Lanier Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
45 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,400
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,289

How to pay for carpentry classes in Georgia

WIOA funding can pay for carpentry classes in Georgia

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁵

Paid carpentry apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is a job: you're paid to learn, with a raise as your skills grow, and most include classroom teaching. You apply to the employer or the program sponsor. Ask what you'll pay for the classroom part and what you'll earn on the job.⁶

Financial aid and grants for carpentry classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁷⁸

GI Bill for carpentry classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁹

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Carpentry classes in Georgia

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 13th of 19
carpentry programs here, against the typical state's 5: 5 vs 5

State comparisons use the same figures as the carpentry classes by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Carpentry apprenticeships in Georgia

A carpentry apprenticeship sets a number of hours of classes and paid work on the job for each year. Unions and contractor associations run most programs, and apprentices learn carpentry basics, blueprint reading, math, building codes, and safety and first aid.¹

You apply to the employer or the program sponsor, not through a school.⁶ The Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Finder lists openings by place and job. None of the carpentry programs on this page is an apprenticeship.

What is an apprenticeship, and can WIOA pay for one?

Where the Georgia carpentry program numbers come from

Which Georgia carpentry programs are on this list?

These are the carpentry programs Georgia approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).¹⁰ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Georgia offers.

How Georgia carpentry program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some carpentry programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in Georgia

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