Job training programs in North Carolina

441 programs in 6 trades, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

104 schools offer these programs, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Compare the trades below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

Compare job training in North Carolina: cost, pay and results

Job training in North Carolina, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
CNA classes	113	$200 to $531	about $25,300	78%	80%
Welding classes	87	$285 to $4,000	about $35,300	68%	44%
CDL training	85	$1,186 to $3,750	about $38,700	61%	91%
Phlebotomy training	55	$192 to $754	about $23,800	80%	75%
HVAC training	52	$530 to $4,860	about $38,700	72%	60%
Medical assistant training	49	$2,723 to $5,565	about $32,300	82%	45%

Each figure is the middle program of that trade. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Is there free job training in North Carolina?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in North Carolina

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.¹People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.²

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).³

Or pay for training yourself

Without funding, prices differ by trade: most CNA programs in North Carolina cost $200 to $531, and most medical assistant programs $2,723 to $5,565. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Job training in Charlotte, Greensboro and other North Carolina areas

Programs with classes in each area, all trades together. An area gets a page once one trade there has 10 programs or more.

Where the North Carolina job training numbers come from

Which North Carolina programs are counted?

Programs North Carolina approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what North Carolina offers.

What the figures for each trade mean

Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where too few programs report a figure, the table says "Not reported".

Sources for the funding facts about job training in North Carolina

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