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Carpentry program at North Iowa Area Community College

Mason City, IA · Public 2-year · (641) 423-1264 · School website

On Iowa's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
20
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$41,835
Typical pay for carpentersBLS OEWS May 2025, Iowa
$57,710

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

North Iowa Area Community College awarded 20 carpentry credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 12 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)46.0201 Carpentry/Carpenter11Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)46.0201 Carpentry/Carpenter9Not reportedNot reported

On Iowa's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Building Trades DiplomaBuilding Trades Diploma · In person · CIP 46.0201$7,847+ $2,208 books36 weeks, 27 hours a week60.3%61.8%$6,39168
Fundamentals of ConstructionFundamentals of Construction Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 46.0201$1,7953 weeks, 17 hours a weekSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

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