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Carpentry classes in Missouri

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

16 schools offer these carpentry programs, and Missouri 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 Missouri, 16 of the 20 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 7 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do carpentry classes cost in Missouri?

$5,073 to $11,924 is what most carpentry programs in Missouri cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 18 programs with a price. All of them: $1,500 to $33,860

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 to 64 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 Missouri may also offer carpentry classes. How these figures are made

Are there free carpentry classes in Missouri?

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

Carpentry classes in St. Louis, Springfield, Farmington and other Missouri cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 4 more programs are in 4 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 20 carpentry programs in Missouri approved for WIOA funding

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20 programs

  • Pre-apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Pre-Apprentice Tactical Training School - Patts

    St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program

    Saint Louis

    No diploma needed

    St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program, Saint Louis · Pre-apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$29,200
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Pre-Apprentice Tactical Training School - Patts at St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program
    More details about Pre-Apprentice Tactical Training School - Patts at St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    97%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,311
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    108
    a year, estimated
    $29,200
    price
    Not reported

  • Construction and building tradesIn personNo diploma needed

    Construction Technology Certificate

    Ozarks Technical Community College

    Springfield

    No diploma needed

    Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield · Construction and building trades · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,449
    Program website, Construction Technology Certificate at Ozarks Technical Community College
    More details about Construction Technology Certificate at Ozarks Technical Community College
    Finished
    63%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    31
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,449

  • Construction and building tradesHybridNo diploma needed

    NCCER Construction Training Program

    Youth Alliance

    St. Joseph

    No diploma needed

    Youth Alliance, St. Joseph · Construction and building trades · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, NCCER Construction Training Program at Youth Alliance
    More details about NCCER Construction Training Program at Youth Alliance
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Construction and building tradesIn personNo diploma needed

    Intermediate Construction Trades

    Job Point

    Columbia

    No diploma needed

    Job Point, Columbia · Construction and building trades · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$19,100
    Price if you pay yourself$7,174
    Program website, Intermediate Construction Trades at Job Point
    More details about Intermediate Construction Trades at Job Point
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,774
    Length
    16 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $6,304
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    $19,100
    price
    $7,174

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

    Construction Technology AAS

    Ozarks Technical Community College

    Springfield

    No diploma needed

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

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,280
    Program website, Construction Technology AAS at Ozarks Technical Community College
    More details about Construction Technology AAS at Ozarks Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,000
    Students counted
    51
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,280

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry & Building Construction Technology

    Ranken Technical College

    Saint Louis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ranken Technical College, Saint Louis · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$33,860
    Program website, Carpentry & Building Construction Technology at Ranken Technical College
    More details about Carpentry & Building Construction Technology at Ranken Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,305
    Students counted
    34
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $33,860

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Carpentry Maintenance

    Ranken Technical College

    Saint Louis

    No diploma needed

    Ranken Technical College, Saint Louis · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,637
    Program website, Carpentry Maintenance at Ranken Technical College
    More details about Carpentry Maintenance at Ranken Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,640
    Students counted
    29
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,637

  • Construction and building tradesHybridNo diploma needed

    Construction Technology

    Unitec Career Center

    Bonne Terre

    No diploma needed

    Unitec Career Center, Bonne Terre · Construction and building trades · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Construction Technology at Unitec Career Center
    More details about Construction Technology at Unitec Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,500

  • Construction and building tradesIn personNo diploma needed

    Construction Technology

    Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center

    Cape Girardeau

    No diploma needed

    Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center, Cape Girardeau · Construction and building trades · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,900
    Program website, Construction Technology at Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center
    More details about Construction Technology at Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $65
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,900

  • Construction and building tradesIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Technology

    Waynesville Career Center

    Waynesville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Waynesville Career Center, Waynesville · Construction and building trades · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,960
    Program website, Construction Technology at Waynesville Career Center
    More details about Construction Technology at Waynesville Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $36
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,960

  • Construction and building tradesIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Building Trades

    Northwest Technical School

    Maryville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northwest Technical School, Maryville · Construction and building trades · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, Building Trades at Northwest Technical School
    More details about Building Trades at Northwest Technical School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    72 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,000

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Carpentry

    Ozark Mountain Technical Center

    Mountain Grove

    No diploma needed

    Ozark Mountain Technical Center, Mountain Grove · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,700
    Program website, Carpentry at Ozark Mountain Technical Center
    More details about Carpentry at Ozark Mountain Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $261
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,700

  • Construction and building tradesIn personNo diploma needed

    Building Trades

    Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center

    Poplar Bluff

    No diploma needed

    Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, Poplar Bluff · Construction and building trades · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,191
    Program website, Building Trades at Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center
    More details about Building Trades at Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $507
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,191

  • Construction and building tradesIn personNo diploma needed

    Building Trades

    Lex La Ray Technical Center

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    Lex La Ray Technical Center, Lexington · Construction and building trades · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,600
    Program website, Building Trades at Lex La Ray Technical Center
    More details about Building Trades at Lex La Ray Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $333
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,600

  • Construction and building tradesIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Building Trades

    Grand River Technical School

    Chillicothe

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Grand River Technical School, Chillicothe · Construction and building trades · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,250
    Program website, Building Trades at Grand River Technical School
    More details about Building Trades at Grand River Technical School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    27 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $390
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,250

  • Carpentry or construction (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Construction/building Technology

    Mineral Area College, Park Hills

    Park Hills

    No diploma needed

    Mineral Area College, Park Hills, Park Hills · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,592
    Program website, Construction/building Technology at Mineral Area College, Park Hills
    More details about Construction/building Technology at Mineral Area College, Park Hills
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,380
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,592

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

    Building Construction

    East Central College

    Union

    No diploma needed

    East Central College, Union · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,858
    Program website, Building Construction at East Central College
    More details about Building Construction at East Central College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    41 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,987
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,858

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

    Building Construction

    East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center

    Washington

    No diploma needed

    East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center, Washington · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,858
    Program website, Building Construction at East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center
    More details about Building Construction at East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,987
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,858

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Carpentry & Building Construction Technology-Try

    Ranken Technical College

    Saint Louis

    No diploma needed

    Ranken Technical College, Saint Louis · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$31,910
    Program website, Carpentry & Building Construction Technology-Try at Ranken Technical College
    More details about Carpentry & Building Construction Technology-Try at Ranken Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,785
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $31,910

  • Carpentry or construction (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Carpentry & Building Constuction Technology-Try

    Ranken Technical College

    Saint Louis

    No diploma needed

    Ranken Technical College, Saint Louis · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$31,910
    Program website, Carpentry & Building Constuction Technology-Try at Ranken Technical College
    More details about Carpentry & Building Constuction Technology-Try at Ranken Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,785
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $31,910

How to pay for carpentry classes in Missouri

WIOA funding can pay for carpentry classes in Missouri

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 Missouri

programs with a price cost under $5,000
5 of 18
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
16th of 19
most carpentry programs of any state, after Washington and Minnesota
3rd

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 Missouri

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 Missouri carpentry program numbers come from

Which Missouri carpentry programs are on this list?

These are the carpentry programs Missouri 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 Missouri offers.

How Missouri 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 Missouri

Sources for the facts about carpentry classes in Missouri

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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