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Sheet metal training in Minnesota

2 sheet metal programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these sheet metal programs, and Minnesota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Sheet metal workers make or install products from thin metal sheets. In construction most learn the trade through a 4- or 5-year apprenticeship; in manufacturing they usually learn on the job or at a technical school. Certifications for specific tasks are available but not required.1

In Minnesota, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: sheet metal certificate or diploma.

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How much does sheet metal training cost in Minnesota?

$6,662 to $23,333

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

These two programs

Finished the program
85%
Working 6 months later
92%
Earned a year, estimated
about $41,800
Length
60 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 Minnesota may also offer sheet metal training. How these figures are made

Is there free sheet metal training in Minnesota?

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

All 2 sheet metal programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Sheet metal certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sheet Metal & HVAC Ducts & Fittings

    Saint Paul College

    St. Paul

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Saint Paul College, St. PaulSheet metal certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,800
    Price if you pay yourself$6,662
    Program website, Sheet Metal & HVAC Ducts & Fittings at Saint Paul College
    More details about Sheet Metal & HVAC Ducts & Fittings at Saint Paul College
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    92%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,457
    Length
    60 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    93

    Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,662
    Program website, Sheet Metal & HVAC Ducts & Fittings at Saint Paul College

  • Sheet metal certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sheet Metal & HVAC Installation

    Dunwoody College of Technology

    Minneapolis

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dunwoody College of Technology, MinneapolisSheet metal certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$23,333
    Program website, Sheet Metal & HVAC Installation at Dunwoody College of Technology
    More details about Sheet Metal & HVAC Installation at Dunwoody College of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 29 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $23,333
    Program website, Sheet Metal & HVAC Installation at Dunwoody College of Technology

How to pay for sheet metal training in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for sheet metal training in Minnesota

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?

Financial aid and grants for sheet metal training

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.67

GI Bill for sheet metal training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Minnesota

How sheet metal training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Minnesota

Where the Minnesota sheet metal program numbers come from

Which Minnesota sheet metal programs are on this list?

These are the sheet metal programs Minnesota 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).9 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 Minnesota offers.

How the prices and results of Minnesota sheet metal 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.

Sources for the facts about sheet metal training in Minnesota

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Sheet Metal Workers
  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, 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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