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Carpentry Programs in the St. Louis area
St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)
Programs
4
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$70,990
carpenters, BLS May 2025
Carpentry Programs in the St. Louis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from St. Louis
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.9 miles, farthest 48.8 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 64 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 55 carpentry awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 4 on Missouri's or Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $70,990 median for carpenters ($34.13 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,000 to $99,550; 7,210 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $60,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Carpentry programs, nearest to St. Louis first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Certificate | 0 | 8.9 |
| Ranken Technical CollegeWIOA list | Saint Louis, MO | Certificate | 33 | 11.7 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia, IL | Certificate | 20 | 48.3 |
| East Central CollegeWIOA list | Union, MO | Certificate | 2 | 48.8 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, St. Louis, MO-IL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 28 of them Carpentry.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill