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Plumbing Programs in the New York area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (New Jersey, New York)
Programs
8
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$78,610
plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$12,320
of 4 with a cost, IPEDS
Plumbing Programs in the New York area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from New York
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.2 miles, farthest 49.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 4 of 8 list one: $12,320 to $20,465, middle $17,216 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 4 colleges list a length: 5 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 305 plumbing awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 8 on New Jersey's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $78,610 median for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ($37.79 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $47,870 to $145,480; 21,040 employed in the metro area; New York median $77,490 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Plumbing programs, nearest to New York first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County College | Newark, NJ | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 4.2 |
| Apex Technical School | Long Island City, NY | Certificate | $17,216 | 8 months | 193 | 9.7 |
| Berk Trade and Business School | Long Island City, NY | Certificate | $13,100 | 5 months | 37 | 10.5 |
| Union County Vocational Technical School | Scotch Plains, NJ | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 13.6 |
| Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSWIOA list | Hackensack, NJ | Certificate | $12,320 | 8 months | 24 | 14.9 |
| Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesWIOA list | Paterson, NJ | Certificate | $20,465 | 9 months | 32 | 14.9 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson, NJ | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 15.6 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River, NJ | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 49.2 |
- 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, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in New York: 3,039 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill