Carpentry Programs in the Philadelphia area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (New Jersey, Pennsylvania)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$61,780

carpenters, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,200

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Carpentry Programs in the Philadelphia area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Philadelphia: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.0 miles, farthest 17.9 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 5 list one: $18,200 to $19,508 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 6 months to 8 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 34 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 72 carpentry awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on Pennsylvania's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $61,780 median for carpenters ($29.70 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,690 to $98,470; 14,260 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $59,370 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Philadelphia Technician Training	Philadelphia, PA	Certificate	$18,200	6 months	29	4.0
Orleans Technical CollegeWIOA list	Philadelphia, PA	Certificate	$19,508	8 months	12	9.7
Delaware County Community CollegeWIOA list	Media, PA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	12.6
Williamson College of the Trades	Media, PA	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	17	15.5
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton, NJ	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	17.9

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them Carpentry.
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