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Plumbing Programs in the San Jose area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$107,560
plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, BLS May 2025
Plumbing Programs in the San Jose area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from San Jose
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.1 miles, farthest 7.2 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 260 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 42 plumbing awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 3 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $107,560 median for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ($51.71 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $63,270 to $155,600; 3,830 employed in the metro area; California median $72,830 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Plumbing programs, nearest to San Jose first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission College | Santa Clara | Certificate | 0 | 2.1 |
| Pipe Trades Training CenterWIOA list | San Jose | WIOA list only | 6.6 | |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Certificate | 42 | 7.2 |
- 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, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 11 of them Plumbing.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area7 programs
- San Francisco area3 programs