Plumbing Programs in the Philadelphia area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$74,860

plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$19,414

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Plumbing Programs in the Philadelphia area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Philadelphia: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 2.7 miles, farthest 16.3 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 4 list one: $19,414 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 8 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 26 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 79 plumbing awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on Pennsylvania's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $74,860 median for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ($35.99 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,400 to $142,210; 7,150 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $68,080 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Philadelphia Technician Training	Philadelphia	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	22	2.7
Orleans Technical College	Philadelphia	Certificate	$19,414	8 months	9	5.6
Pennco Tech-BristolWIOA list	Bristol	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	44	12.9
Delaware County Community College	Media	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	4	16.3

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 13 of them Plumbing.
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