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Carpentry Programs in the Seattle area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
Programs
5
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$76,410
carpenters, BLS May 2025
Carpentry Programs in the Seattle area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Seattle
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.3 miles, farthest 22.1 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 50 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 103 carpentry awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 5 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $76,410 median for carpenters ($36.74 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $58,090 to $123,750; 14,970 employed in the metro area; Washington median $74,190 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Carpentry programs, nearest to Seattle first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton Technical College | Renton | Certificate | 62 | 5.3 |
| Seattle Central CollegeWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | 5 | 8.4 |
| Green River CollegeWIOA list | Auburn | Certificate | 16 | 13.8 |
| Bates Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tacoma | Certificate | 20 | 18.5 |
| Edmonds College | Lynnwood | Certificate | 0 | 22.1 |
- 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, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 48 of them Carpentry.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill