Carpentry classes in Alabama
2 carpentry programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
1 school offers these carpentry programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Carpenters build, repair and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials. Most have a high school diploma and learn on the job or through an apprenticeship.1
In Alabama, both programs take students without a high school diploma.
Both are the same kind of program: construction and building trades.
See the 2 programsHow much do carpentry classes cost in Alabama?
$4,150
is the price of each of the 2 programs with a price, if you pay yourself
These two programs
- Finished the program
- 61% to 72%
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Alabama's rates sit far below every other state's
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $45,700
- Length
- Not reported
- Neither program reports it
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alabama may also offer carpentry classes. How these figures are made
All 2 carpentry programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding
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Construction Technology (Basic) Short Certificate
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,150Program website, Construction Technology (Basic) Short Certificate at Gadsden State Community CollegeMore details about Construction Technology (Basic) Short Certificate at Gadsden State Community College
- Finished
- 61%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $2,750
- Students counted
- 41
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,150
Construction Technology (Advanced) Short Certificate
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$45,700Price if you pay yourself$4,1509 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Construction Technology (Advanced) Short Certificate at Gadsden State Community CollegeMore details about Construction Technology (Advanced) Short Certificate at Gadsden State Community College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,431
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $2,750
- Students counted
- 20
- Earned a year, estimated
- $45,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,150
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 9
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for carpentry classes in Alabama
WIOA funding can pay for carpentry classes in Alabama
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Paid carpentry 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 carpentry classes
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 carpentry classes
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.
Carpentry apprenticeships in Alabama
A carpentry apprenticeship sets a number of hours of classes and paid work on the job for each year. Unions and contractor associations run most programs, and apprentices learn carpentry basics, blueprint reading, math, building codes, and safety and first aid.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 carpentry programs on this page is an apprenticeship.
Other training in Alabama
How carpentry classes compare with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Alabama
- CDL training29 programs
- CNA classes28 programs
- Medical assistant training30 programs
- Phlebotomy training3 programs
- Welding classes37 programs
- HVAC training14 programs
- Medical billing and coding training13 programs
- LPN programs19 programs
- EMT classes16 programs
- Electrician training8 programs
- Dental assistant programs12 programs
- Auto mechanic classes6 programs
- Pharmacy technician training9 programs
- Plumbing school1 program
- CNC machinist training6 programs
- Heavy equipment operator training1 program
- Diesel mechanic training6 programs
- Cybersecurity training4 programs
- IT training16 programs
- Surgical tech programs3 programs
- Radiology tech programs8 programs
- Culinary school2 programs
- PTA programs5 programs
- Medical administrative assistant training13 programs
- Medication aide training10 programs
- Industrial maintenance technician training16 programs
- Aircraft mechanic school6 programs
- Supply chain and logistics training4 programs
- Coding and software development courses1 program
- Lineman school8 programs
- Sterile processing technician training1 program
- Sonography school6 programs
- Data analytics courses1 program
- Respiratory therapy programs5 programs
- Medical lab technician programs4 programs
- AutoCAD and drafting courses3 programs
- Health information technology programs6 programs
- Patient care technician training7 programs
- Manufacturing technician training7 programs
- Electronics technician training6 programs
- Auto body repair classes1 program
- Water treatment operator training2 programs
- OSHA safety training1 program
- Dialysis technician training1 program
- Optician training2 programs
- Construction training programs3 programs
- Dental hygiene programs1 program
- RN programs23 programs
Where the Alabama carpentry program numbers come from
Which Alabama carpentry programs are on this list?
These are the carpentry programs Alabama 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 Alabama offers.
How the prices and results of Alabama carpentry programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
How reliable are the Alabama figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.
Sources for the facts about carpentry classes in Alabama
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Carpenters
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns