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Accredited trade schools in Alabama

23 accredited schools in Alabama offer trade school programs approved for WIOA funding

These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Alabama has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 123 of the 128 trade school programs on the state's list.

The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.

WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.

Trade school programs in Alabama, every school, with costs and results

All job training programs in Alabama

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Accredited trade schools in other states

Accredited welding programs in Alabama

All 18 schools with welding programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 37 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states

Show the other 8 accredited schools

  • Wallace Community College - Selma

    Selma, listed as George Corley Wallace State Community College - Selma

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2030

    2 programs

  • Bishop State Community College

    Mobile

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1992, next review 2030

    1 program

  • Calhoun Community College

    Decatur

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2027

    1 program

  • Jefferson State Community College

    Birmingham

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1968, next review 2029

    1 program

  • Northwest Shoals Community College

    Muscle Shoals

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2029

    1 program

  • Southern Union Community College

    Opelika, listed as Southern Union State Community College

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1994, next review 2027

    1 program

  • Trenholm State Community College

    Montgomery, listed as H. Councill Trenholm State Community College

    Preaccredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 2013, next review 2029

    1 program

  • Wallace State Community College - Hanceville

    Hanceville

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2030

    1 program

Accredited industrial maintenance programs in Alabama

All 11 schools with industrial maintenance programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 16 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Show the other 1 accredited school

  • Wallace Community College - Selma

    Selma, listed as George Corley Wallace State Community College - Selma

    Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2030

    1 program

Accredited electrician training programs in Alabama

All 7 schools with electrician training programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 8 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited HVAC training programs in Alabama

7 of the 8 schools with HVAC training programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer 13 of the 14 programs. See these programs with prices and results · Other states

Accredited CNC machinist programs in Alabama

All 6 schools with CNC machinist programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 6 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited diesel mechanic programs in Alabama

All 6 schools with diesel mechanic programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 6 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited electronics programs in Alabama

All 6 schools with electronics programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 6 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited lineman programs in Alabama

6 of the 7 schools with lineman programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer 6 of the 8 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited manufacturing programs in Alabama

All 5 schools with manufacturing programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 7 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited auto mechanic programs in Alabama

All 4 schools with auto mechanic programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 6 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited CAD and drafting programs in Alabama

All 3 schools with CAD and drafting programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 3 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited construction programs in Alabama

All 2 schools with construction programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 3 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited water and wastewater programs in Alabama

All 2 schools with water and wastewater programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 2 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited auto body programs in Alabama

All 1 schools with auto body programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 1 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited carpentry programs in Alabama

All 1 schools with carpentry programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 2 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited plumbing programs in Alabama

All 1 schools with plumbing programs on Alabama's list are accredited. They offer all 1 programs. See these programs with prices and results

How we matched Alabama's schools to the accreditation list

Which schools are counted?

Schools with programs Alabama approved for WIOA funding in skilled trades, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.

How current is the accreditation?

We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.

Sources for the accreditation facts about Alabama

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  1. US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
  2. 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
  3. 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