Plumbing school in New Hampshire

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

2 schools offer these plumbing programs, and New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 3 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 7 programs

How much does plumbing school cost in New Hampshire?

$1,500 to $2,200

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: 92%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: about $35,100
Length: 12 to 19 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 New Hampshire may also offer plumbing school. How these figures are made

Is there free plumbing school in New Hampshire?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any 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. These programs cost $1,500 to $2,200.
Or earn while you learn. Apprentices are paid for their work on the job.⁶ 4 of the 7 programs here are apprenticeships.

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

Plumbing school in Manchester, Boston and other New Hampshire cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 7 plumbing programs in New Hampshire approved for WIOA funding

7 programs

Short course or single levelHybridNo diploma needed
Fuel Gas Piping Installation Course
Advanced Trade School LLC
Brentwood
No diploma needed
Advanced Trade School LLC, Brentwood · Short course or single level · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,600
Program website, Fuel Gas Piping Installation Course at Advanced Trade School LLC
More details about Fuel Gas Piping Installation Course at Advanced Trade School LLC
Finished
99%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
4 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
156
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,600
Plumbing apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Plumbing year 1
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Manchester
High school diploma or equivalent
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Plumbing apprenticeship · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,000
Price if you pay yourself$1,500
Program website, Plumbing year 1 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
More details about Plumbing year 1 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Finished
89%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$8,240
Length
19 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
97
a year, estimated
$33,000
price
$1,500
Short course or single levelIn personNo diploma needed
Plumbing 101
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Manchester
No diploma needed
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Short course or single level · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$32,300
Price if you pay yourself$2,200
Program website, Plumbing 101 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
More details about Plumbing 101 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Finished
74%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$8,063
Length
15 weeks, 6 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$200
Students counted
66
a year, estimated
$32,300
price
$2,200
Plumbing apprenticeshipIn personPrerequisite courses
Plumbing Year 3
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Manchester
Prerequisite courses
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Plumbing apprenticeship · In person · Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$49,800
Price if you pay yourself$1,500
Program website, Plumbing Year 3 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
More details about Plumbing Year 3 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Finished
95%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$12,439
Length
19 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
60
a year, estimated
$49,800
price
$1,500
Plumbing apprenticeshipIn personPrerequisite courses
Plumbing Year 4
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Manchester
Prerequisite courses
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Plumbing apprenticeship · In person · Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$37,300
Price if you pay yourself$1,500
Program website, Plumbing Year 4 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
More details about Plumbing Year 4 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$9,318
Length
19 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
56
a year, estimated
$37,300
price
$1,500
Short course or single levelIn personNo diploma needed
Plumbing 101 Day
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Manchester
No diploma needed
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Short course or single level · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$10,700
Price if you pay yourself$2,200
Program website, Plumbing 101 Day at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
More details about Plumbing 101 Day at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Finished
92%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$2,683
Length
8 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$200
Students counted
53
a year, estimated
$10,700
price
$2,200
Plumbing apprenticeshipIn personPrerequisite courses
Plumbing year 2
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Manchester
Prerequisite courses
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Plumbing apprenticeship · In person · Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$55,800
Price if you pay yourself$1,500
Program website, Plumbing year 2 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
More details about Plumbing year 2 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
Finished
93%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$13,957
Length
19 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
45
a year, estimated
$55,800
price
$1,500

How to pay for plumbing school in New Hampshire

WIOA funding can pay for plumbing school in New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire

programs with a price cost under $2,000: 5 of 7
plumbing programs here, against the typical state's 4: 7 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 New Hampshire

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 4 plumbing apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in New Hampshire. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.

Show only the 4 plumbing apprenticeships

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

Where the New Hampshire plumbing program numbers come from

Which New Hampshire plumbing programs are on this list?

These are the plumbing programs New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire offers.

How New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire figures?

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

Other training in New Hampshire

Sources for the facts about plumbing school in New Hampshire

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