Carpentry classes in Hawaii

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

1 school offers these carpentry programs, and Hawaii 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 Hawaii, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

See the 5 programs

How much do carpentry classes cost in Hawaii?

$3,300 to $11,678

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

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: 32 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 Hawaii may also offer carpentry classes. How these figures are made

Are there free carpentry classes in Hawaii?

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.²³⁴
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. These programs cost $3,300 to $11,678.

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

All 5 carpentry programs in Hawaii approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Carpentry or construction (associate degree)In personEducation and courses
Carpentry Technology
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
Education and courses
Honolulu Community College, Honolulu · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$19,300
Price if you pay yourself$11,678
More details about Carpentry Technology at Honolulu Community College
Finished
38%
Working at 6 months
75%
Earned in a quarter
$4,818
Length
64 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
175
a year, estimated
$19,300
price
$11,678
Pre-apprenticeshipIn personEducation and courses
Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
Education and courses
Honolulu Community College, Honolulu · Pre-apprenticeship · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$22,000
Price if you pay yourself$3,300
More details about Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship at Honolulu Community College
Finished
58%
Working at 6 months
77%
Earned in a quarter
$5,500
Length
10 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
31
a year, estimated
$22,000
price
$3,300
Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personEducation and courses
Carpentry Technology (Concrete Form)
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
Education and courses
Honolulu Community College, Honolulu · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,985
More details about Carpentry Technology (Concrete Form) at Honolulu Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,985
Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personEducation and courses
Carpentry Technology (Finishing)
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
Education and courses
Honolulu Community College, Honolulu · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,985
More details about Carpentry Technology (Finishing) at Honolulu Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,985
Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personEducation and courses
Carpentry Technology (Framing)
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
Education and courses
Honolulu Community College, Honolulu · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,985
More details about Carpentry Technology (Framing) at Honolulu Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,985

How to pay for carpentry classes in Hawaii

WIOA funding can pay for carpentry classes in Hawaii

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

Carpentry apprenticeships in Hawaii

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. There is also 1 pre-apprenticeship here, a course that prepares you to apply.

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

Where the Hawaii carpentry program numbers come from

Which Hawaii carpentry programs are on this list?

These are the carpentry programs Hawaii 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 Hawaii offers.

How Hawaii 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.

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