Carpentry classes in North Dakota

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

3 schools offer these carpentry programs, and North Dakota 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 North Dakota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 4 programs

How much do carpentry classes cost in North Dakota?

$2,600 to $6,560

is what the 4 programs with a price cost 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: Too few programs to say

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

Are there free carpentry classes in North Dakota?

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 $2,600 to $6,560.

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

All 4 carpentry programs in North Dakota approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Carpentry certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Carpentry
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Fort Totten
High school diploma or equivalent
Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Fort Totten · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$35,100
Price if you pay yourself$5,175
More details about Carpentry at Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Finished
37%
Working at 6 months
24%
Earned in a quarter
$8,779
Length
40 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
89
a year, estimated
$35,100
price
$5,175
Carpentry certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Carpentry (Residential)
Bismarck State College
Bismarck
High school diploma or equivalent
Bismarck State College, Bismarck · Carpentry certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,300
Price if you pay yourself$6,560
More details about Carpentry (Residential) at Bismarck State College
Finished
96%
Working at 6 months
71%
Earned in a quarter
$9,564
Length
40 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
41
a year, estimated
$38,300
price
$6,560
Construction and building tradesHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Building Construction Technology - Certificate
Turtle Mountain Community College
Belcourt
High school diploma or equivalent
Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt · Construction and building trades · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,800
Price if you pay yourself$2,600
More details about Building Construction Technology - Certificate at Turtle Mountain Community College
Finished
55%
Working at 6 months
30%
Earned in a quarter
$6,951
Length
32 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
35
a year, estimated
$27,800
price
$2,600
Carpentry or construction (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Building Construction Technology - Associate Degree
Turtle Mountain Community College
Belcourt
High school diploma or equivalent
Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,800
Price if you pay yourself$6,100
More details about Building Construction Technology - Associate Degree at Turtle Mountain Community College
Finished
30%
Working at 6 months
56%
Earned in a quarter
$5,448
Length
80 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
15
a year, estimated
$21,800
price
$6,100

How to pay for carpentry classes in North Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for carpentry classes in North Dakota

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 North Dakota

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 North Dakota carpentry program numbers come from

Which North Dakota carpentry programs are on this list?

These are the carpentry programs North Dakota 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 North Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of North Dakota carpentry programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Other training in North Dakota

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