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Plumbing school in Florida

11 plumbing programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

11 schools offer these plumbing programs, and Florida has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Plumbers install and repair pipes, fixtures and piping systems. Most learn the trade in a four- or five-year apprenticeship, and most states and some cities require plumbers to be licensed.1 In Florida, 4 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much does plumbing school cost in Florida?

$3,188 to $4,354 is what most plumbing programs in Florida cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $2,563 to $5,788

In the typical program

Finished the program
67%
Working 6 months later
52%
Earned a year, estimated
about $36,000
Length
28 to 41 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 Florida may also offer plumbing school. How these figures are made

Is there free plumbing school in Florida?

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

Plumbing school in Orlando, Tampa, North Port and other Florida cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area.

All 11 plumbing programs in Florida approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Plumbing

    Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un

    Saint Petersburg

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un, Saint Petersburg · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,300
    Price if you pay yourself$3,154

    16 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Plumbing at Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un
    More details about Plumbing at Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un
    Finished
    49%
    Working at 6 months
    32%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,332
    Length
    45 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,093
    Students counted
    124
    a year, estimated
    $33,300
    price
    $3,154
    trained with WIOA funding
    16

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Plumbing

    Erwin Technical Center-Vs

    Tampa

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Erwin Technical Center-Vs, Tampa · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,563
    More details about Plumbing at Erwin Technical Center-Vs
    Finished
    59%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 29 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $485
    Students counted
    84
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,563

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personEducation and courses

    Plumbing Technology

    Fort Myers Technical College

    Fort Myers

    Education and courses

    Fort Myers Technical College, Fort Myers · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$36,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,223

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Plumbing Technology at Fort Myers Technical College
    More details about Plumbing Technology at Fort Myers Technical College
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,003
    Length
    36 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,958
    Students counted
    66
    a year, estimated
    $36,000
    price
    $3,223
    trained with WIOA funding
    7

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Plumbing Technology*

    Sheridan Technical College-Vs

    Hollywood

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sheridan Technical College-Vs, Hollywood · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,679
    More details about Plumbing Technology* at Sheridan Technical College-Vs
    Finished
    53%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,500
    Length
    36 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $156
    Students counted
    46
    a year, estimated
    $34,000
    price
    $3,679

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing

    Seminole State College Of Florida-CSCF

    Sanford

    No diploma needed

    Seminole State College Of Florida-CSCF, Sanford · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,388
    School website, Plumbing at Seminole State College Of Florida-CSCF
    More details about Plumbing at Seminole State College Of Florida-CSCF
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    38
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,388

  • PipefittingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Industrial Pipefitter

    Lively Technical Center-Vs

    Tallahassee

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lively Technical Center-Vs, Tallahassee · Pipefitting · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$36,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,912
    School website, Industrial Pipefitter at Lively Technical Center-Vs
    More details about Industrial Pipefitter at Lively Technical Center-Vs
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    52%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,993
    Length
    30 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $420
    Students counted
    34
    a year, estimated
    $36,000
    price
    $2,912

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Plumbing

    Suncoast Technical College-Vs

    Sarasota

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Suncoast Technical College-Vs, Sarasota · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,400
    Price if you pay yourself$4,289
    School website, Plumbing at Suncoast Technical College-Vs
    More details about Plumbing at Suncoast Technical College-Vs
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    38%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,353
    Length
    36 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,470
    Students counted
    18
    a year, estimated
    $37,400
    price
    $4,289

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing

    Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF

    Winter Garden

    No diploma needed

    Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF, Winter Garden · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,309
    School website, Plumbing at Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF
    More details about Plumbing at Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF
    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
    $1,807
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,309

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Basic Construction Plumbing (Heartland)

    South Florida State College-Cs

    Avon Park

    No diploma needed

    South Florida State College-Cs, Avon Park · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,412
    Program website, Basic Construction Plumbing (Heartland) at South Florida State College-Cs
    More details about Basic Construction Plumbing (Heartland) at South Florida State College-Cs
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $408
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,412

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Plumbing

    Manatee Technical College-Vs

    Bradenton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Manatee Technical College-Vs, Bradenton · Plumbing certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,420
    Program website, Plumbing at Manatee Technical College-Vs
    More details about Plumbing at Manatee Technical College-Vs
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    27 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $580
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,420

  • Plumbing certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Technology

    Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCF

    Kissimmee

    No diploma needed

    Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCF, Kissimmee · Plumbing certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,788
    Program website, Plumbing Technology at Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCF
    More details about Plumbing Technology at Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCF
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    37 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,788

How to pay for plumbing school in Florida

WIOA funding can pay for plumbing school in Florida

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 plumbing 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 plumbing school

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 plumbing school

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: Plumbing school in Florida

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
10th of 17
plumbing programs here, against the typical state's 4
11 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the plumbing school 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).

Plumbing apprenticeships in Florida

Most plumbers train in a four- or five-year apprenticeship. Each year usually brings about 2,000 hours of paid work on the job plus classes in safety, local plumbing codes and blueprint reading. Unions, trade associations and businesses run the programs; some people start as helpers or with a pre-apprenticeship course. To work on your own, states and cities often ask for two to five years of experience and a passed exam.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 plumbing programs on this page is an apprenticeship.

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

Where the Florida plumbing program numbers come from

Which Florida plumbing programs are on this list?

These are the plumbing programs Florida 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 Florida offers.

How Florida plumbing 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 plumbing 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 Florida

Sources for the facts about plumbing school in Florida

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
  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