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Plumbing school in Idaho

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

6 schools offer these plumbing programs, and Idaho 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 Idaho, all 15 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 11 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 15 programs

How much does plumbing school cost in Idaho?

$2,590 to $3,600 is what most plumbing programs in Idaho cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 15 programs with a price. All of them: $2,150 to $8,100

In the typical program

Finished the program
93%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
32 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 Idaho may also offer plumbing school. How these figures are made

Is there free plumbing school in Idaho?

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

Plumbing school in Coeur d'Alene, Boise City, Idaho Falls and other Idaho cities

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All 15 plumbing programs in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

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15 programs

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Apprenticeship

    College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE

    Idaho Falls

    No diploma needed

    College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE, Idaho Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,100
    School website, Plumbing Apprenticeship at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
    More details about Plumbing Apprenticeship at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,550
    Students counted
    443
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,100

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Apprenticeship

    College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training

    Twin Falls

    No diploma needed

    College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training, Twin Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,150
    Program website, Plumbing Apprenticeship at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
    More details about Plumbing Apprenticeship at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,400
    Students counted
    330
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,150

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Plumbing 1st year Apprenticeship

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,600
    More details about Plumbing 1st year Apprenticeship at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    294
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,600

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 4

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce

    Nampa

    No diploma needed

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,590
    School website, Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 4 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    More details about Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 4 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    253
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,590

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Apprenticeship Registration - Plumbing Level II

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,600
    More details about Apprenticeship Registration - Plumbing Level II at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    218
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,600

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Apprenticeship

    Idaho State University - Workforce Training

    Pocatello

    No diploma needed

    Idaho State University - Workforce Training, Pocatello · Plumbing apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,440
    Program website, Plumbing Apprenticeship at Idaho State University - Workforce Training
    More details about Plumbing Apprenticeship at Idaho State University - Workforce Training
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,590
    Students counted
    203
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,440

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Plumbing 3rd year Apprenticeship

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,600
    More details about Plumbing 3rd year Apprenticeship at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    160
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,600

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Apprenticeship

    Workforce Training at LC State

    Lewiston

    No diploma needed

    Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,632
    Program website, Plumbing Apprenticeship at Workforce Training at LC State
    More details about Plumbing Apprenticeship at Workforce Training at LC State
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    96 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $6,097
    Students counted
    157
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,632

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Plumbing 4th year Apprenticeship

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,600
    More details about Plumbing 4th year Apprenticeship at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    142
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,600

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 1

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce

    Nampa

    No diploma needed

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,590

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 1 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    More details about Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 1 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    634
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,590
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 2

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce

    Nampa

    No diploma needed

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,590
    School website, Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 2 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    More details about Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 2 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    369
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,590

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 3

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce

    Nampa

    No diploma needed

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,590
    School website, Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 3 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    More details about Plumbing Apprenticeship Year 3 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    256
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,590

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Apprenticeship Registration - Plumbing Level III

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,300
    More details about Apprenticeship Registration - Plumbing Level III at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,300

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Apprenticeship Registration - Plumbing Level IV

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,300
    More details about Apprenticeship Registration - Plumbing Level IV at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,300

  • Plumbing apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Apprenticeship Registration – Plumbing Level I

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Plumbing apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,300
    More details about Apprenticeship Registration – Plumbing Level I at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,300

How to pay for plumbing school in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for plumbing school in Idaho

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 Idaho

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
9th of 17
plumbing programs here, against the typical state's 4
15 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 Idaho

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. This page lists 15 plumbing apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in Idaho. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.

Show only the 15 plumbing apprenticeships

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

Where the Idaho plumbing program numbers come from

Which Idaho plumbing programs are on this list?

These are the plumbing programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How Idaho 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.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

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

Other training in Idaho

Sources for the facts about plumbing school in Idaho

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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