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Carpentry classes in Kentucky

11 carpentry programs with results and funding that can make them free

11 schools offer these carpentry programs, and Kentucky has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Kentucky files no usable prices.

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 Kentucky, all 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 11 programs

How much do carpentry classes cost in Kentucky?

Not reported

Kentucky files no usable prices, so none can be shown.

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
Not reported

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

Are there free carpentry classes in Kentucky?

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

Carpentry classes in Lexington, Elizabethtown, Clarksville and other Kentucky cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 5 in smaller cities and towns.

All 11 carpentry programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Carpentry or construction (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$22,900
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    Finished
    16%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,714
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    119
    a year, estimated
    $22,900
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry or construction (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

    Elizabethtown

    No diploma needed

    Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Hopkinsville Community College

    Hopkinsville

    No diploma needed

    Hopkinsville Community College, Hopkinsville · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Hopkinsville Community College
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Hopkinsville Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Allen Construction LLC

    West Liberty

    No diploma needed

    Allen Construction LLC, West Liberty · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Allen Construction LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Western Kentucky University

    Bowling Green

    No diploma needed

    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Western Kentucky University
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Western Kentucky University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry or construction (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Maysville CTC

    Maysville

    No diploma needed

    Maysville CTC, Maysville · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Maysville CTC
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Maysville CTC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Morehead State University

    Morehead

    No diploma needed

    Morehead State University, Morehead · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Morehead State University
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Morehead State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Big Sandy Community and Technical College

    Kentucky

    No diploma needed

    Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Kentucky · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Hazard Community and Technical College

    Hazard

    No diploma needed

    Hazard Community and Technical College, Hazard · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Hazard Community and Technical College
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Hazard Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry or construction (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Somerset Community College

    London

    No diploma needed

    Somerset Community College, London · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Somerset Community College
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Somerset Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Carpentry or construction (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry/Carpenter

    Owensboro Community and Technical College

    Owensboro

    No diploma needed

    Owensboro Community and Technical College, Owensboro · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Carpentry/Carpenter at Owensboro Community and Technical College
    More details about Carpentry/Carpenter at Owensboro Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for carpentry classes in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for carpentry classes in Kentucky

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 Kentucky

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 Kentucky carpentry program numbers come from

Which Kentucky carpentry programs are on this list?

These are the carpentry programs Kentucky 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 Kentucky offers.

How Kentucky 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 Kentucky

Sources for the facts about carpentry classes in Kentucky

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Carpenters
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List