Carpentry classes in South Dakota

1 carpentry program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this carpentry program, and South Dakota has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 South Dakota, the one program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much do carpentry classes cost in South Dakota?

$16,750

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 72 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 South Dakota may also offer carpentry classes. How these figures are made

Are there free carpentry classes in South Dakota?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the 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. The one program with a price costs $16,750.
Or earn while you learn. Apprentices are paid for their work on the job.⁶ This program is an apprenticeship.

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

The one carpentry program in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Carpentry apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Residential Carpenter - REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown
High school diploma or equivalent
Lake Area Technical College, Watertown · Carpentry apprenticeship · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$16,750
School website, Residential Carpenter - REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP at Lake Area Technical College
More details about Residential Carpenter - REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP at Lake Area Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
72 weeks, 4 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,350
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$16,750

How to pay for carpentry classes in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for carpentry classes in South 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 South 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. This page lists 1 carpentry apprenticeship approved for WIOA funding in South Dakota. 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 South Dakota carpentry program numbers come from

Which South Dakota carpentry programs are on this list?

These are the carpentry programs South 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 South Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of South 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.

How reliable are the South Dakota figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for South Dakota: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in South Dakota

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