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Carpentry classes in Pennsylvania

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

13 schools offer these carpentry programs, and Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 3 of the 19 programs take students without a high school diploma, and all 19 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do carpentry classes cost in Pennsylvania?

$7,082 to $17,000 is what most carpentry programs in Pennsylvania cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 19 programs with a price. All of them: $425 to $40,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
36 to 73 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 Pennsylvania may also offer carpentry classes. How these figures are made

Are there free carpentry classes in Pennsylvania?

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

All 19 carpentry programs in Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding

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19 programs

  • Carpentry apprenticeshipOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry Apprenticeship Certificate

    Community College Allegheny County

    Based in Oakdale, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Allegheny County, based in Oakdale, PA · Carpentry apprenticeship · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$62,100
    Price if you pay yourself$7,165
    Program website, Carpentry Apprenticeship Certificate at Community College Allegheny County
    More details about Carpentry Apprenticeship Certificate at Community College Allegheny County
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,520
    Length
    126 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,100
    Students counted
    684
    a year, estimated
    $62,100
    price
    $7,165

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry (Residential) Certificate of Proficiency

    Delaware County Community College

    Based in Media, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delaware County Community College, based in Media, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,750

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Carpentry (Residential) Certificate of Proficiency at Delaware County Community College
    More details about Carpentry (Residential) Certificate of Proficiency at Delaware County Community College
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    34 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,418
    Students counted
    88
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,750
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineNo diploma needed

    Carpentry

    Jevs Human Services

    Based in Philadelphia, PA

    No diploma needed

    Jevs Human Services, based in Philadelphia, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$19,030

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Carpentry at Jevs Human Services
    More details about Carpentry at Jevs Human Services
    Finished
    82%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,275
    Students counted
    88
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $19,030
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Carpentry or construction (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology

    O S Johnson Technical Institute Inc

    Scranton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    O S Johnson Technical Institute Inc, Scranton · Carpentry or construction (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$40,000
    Program website, Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology at O S Johnson Technical Institute Inc
    More details about Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology at O S Johnson Technical Institute Inc
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $5,000
    Students counted
    29
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $40,000

  • Cabinetmaking and woodworkingOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Woodworking - Furniture Making Introduction

    Middle Bucks Institute Of

    Based in Jamison, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Middle Bucks Institute Of, based in Jamison, PA · Cabinetmaking and woodworking · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$425
    Program website, Woodworking - Furniture Making Introduction at Middle Bucks Institute Of
    More details about Woodworking - Furniture Making Introduction at Middle Bucks Institute Of
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $425

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry - Basic Residential

    Middle Bucks Institute Of

    Based in Jamison, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Middle Bucks Institute Of, based in Jamison, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$475
    Program website, Carpentry - Basic Residential at Middle Bucks Institute Of
    More details about Carpentry - Basic Residential at Middle Bucks Institute Of
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $475

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry

    Sun Area Technical Institute

    Based in New Berlin, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sun Area Technical Institute, based in New Berlin, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,500
    Program website, Carpentry at Sun Area Technical Institute
    More details about Carpentry at Sun Area Technical Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $305
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,500

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry and Building Construction

    Clearfield County Career And

    Based in Clearfield, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Clearfield County Career And, based in Clearfield, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000
    Program website, Carpentry and Building Construction at Clearfield County Career And
    More details about Carpentry and Building Construction at Clearfield County Career And
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    39 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $375
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,000

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry/Construction

    Greater Altoona Career &

    Based in Altoona, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Greater Altoona Career &, based in Altoona, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,887
    Program website, Carpentry/Construction at Greater Altoona Career &
    More details about Carpentry/Construction at Greater Altoona Career &
    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
    $1,655
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,887

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry

    Somerset County Technology Center

    Based in Somerset, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Somerset County Technology Center, based in Somerset, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,500
    More details about Carpentry at Somerset County Technology Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    38 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $698
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,500

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry

    Beaver County Career &

    Based in Monaca, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Beaver County Career &, based in Monaca, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,500
    Program website, Carpentry at Beaver County Career &
    More details about Carpentry at Beaver County Career &
    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
    $800
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,500

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry

    Indiana County Technology Center

    Based in Indiana, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Indiana County Technology Center, based in Indiana, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,420
    Program website, Carpentry at Indiana County Technology Center
    More details about Carpentry at Indiana County Technology Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    38 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,275
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,420

  • Cabinetmaking and woodworkingOnlineNo diploma needed

    Cabinetmaking & Millwork (1080 Hours)

    Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

    Based in Schnecksville, PA

    No diploma needed

    Lehigh Career & Technical Institute, based in Schnecksville, PA · Cabinetmaking and woodworking · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,300
    Program website, Cabinetmaking & Millwork (1080 Hours) at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
    More details about Cabinetmaking & Millwork (1080 Hours) at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $24
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,300

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineNo diploma needed

    Carpentry (1080 Hours)

    Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

    Based in Schnecksville, PA

    No diploma needed

    Lehigh Career & Technical Institute, based in Schnecksville, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,300
    Program website, Carpentry (1080 Hours) at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
    More details about Carpentry (1080 Hours) at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $24
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,300

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry/Electrical Technology

    Somerset County Technology Center

    Based in Somerset, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Somerset County Technology Center, based in Somerset, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,000
    More details about Carpentry/Electrical Technology at Somerset County Technology Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    76 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,661
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,000

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry/Masonry Technology

    Somerset County Technology Center

    Based in Somerset, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Somerset County Technology Center, based in Somerset, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,000
    More details about Carpentry/Masonry Technology at Somerset County Technology Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    76 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,505
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,000

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Drafting & Design/ Carpentry Technology

    Somerset County Technology Center

    Based in Somerset, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Somerset County Technology Center, based in Somerset, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,000
    More details about Drafting & Design/ Carpentry Technology at Somerset County Technology Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    76 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,285
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,000

  • Construction and building tradesOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Building Construction Occupations

    Berks Career & Technology Ctr

    Based in Oley, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Berks Career & Technology Ctr, based in Oley, PA · Construction and building trades · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,082
    Program website, Building Construction Occupations at Berks Career & Technology Ctr
    More details about Building Construction Occupations at Berks Career & Technology Ctr
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    73 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $620
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,082

  • Carpentry certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Carpentry

    Berks Career & Technology Ctr

    Based in Oley, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Berks Career & Technology Ctr, based in Oley, PA · Carpentry certificate or diploma · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,082
    Program website, Carpentry at Berks Career & Technology Ctr
    More details about Carpentry at Berks Career & Technology Ctr
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    73 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $630
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,082

How to pay for carpentry classes in Pennsylvania

WIOA funding can pay for carpentry classes in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania

programs with a price cost under $10,000
10 of 19
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
19th of 19
carpentry programs here, against the typical state's 5
19 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 Pennsylvania

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. This page lists 1 carpentry apprenticeship approved for WIOA funding in Pennsylvania. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.

Show only the carpentry apprenticeship

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

Where the Pennsylvania carpentry program numbers come from

Which Pennsylvania carpentry programs are on this list?

These are the carpentry programs Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania offers.

How Pennsylvania 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.

How reliable are the Pennsylvania figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Pennsylvania: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Other training in Pennsylvania

Sources for the facts about carpentry classes in Pennsylvania

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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