Plumbing trade schools and training centers
Trade schools and training centers focus on hands-on plumbing skills in short programs, from a few weeks of pre-apprenticeship classes to certificates that run under a year.
Choose a state
- Alaska (5)
- Arkansas (4)
- California (7)
- Colorado (1)
- Connecticut (3)
- Delaware (1)
- Florida (3)
- Illinois (1)
- Indiana (5)
- Kentucky (3)
- Massachusetts (2)
- Michigan (6)
- Missouri (1)
- Montana (1)
- Nevada (1)
- New Hampshire (1)
- New Jersey (2)
- New York (4)
- North Carolina (3)
- Ohio (4)
- Oklahoma (2)
- Pennsylvania (5)
- Puerto Rico (3)
- Tennessee (1)
- Texas (21)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
- Virginia (6)
- Washington (1)
What to know before you apply
Compare the length of each program, the total cost with tools and books, and whether your classes count toward the hours an apprenticeship or license requires. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn a median $63,800 a year nationally. Learn more in our guide to what plumbing school costs, or compare plumber pay by state.