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Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania

16 schools in Pennsylvania offer carpentry-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 28 registered apprenticeship programs in Pennsylvania train carpentry apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Pennsylvania
16
Median net price / yr (Pennsylvania)
$14,466
national: $8,400
Median earnings (Pennsylvania)
$41,559
national: $38,513
Apprenticeship sponsors
28
earn while training
Carpentry pay in Pennsylvania (all workers)
$59,370
range $42,970–$92,110 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working carpentry professionals in Pennsylvania earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

SchoolCityTypeNet price / yrCompletionEarnings (10 yr)
Delaware County Community CollegeMediapublic$6,57618.3%$45,391
Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancasterpublic$14,10467.1%$54,681
Greater Altoona Career & Technology CenterAltoonapublic$12,41971.5%$38,008
Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburgpublic$14,47121.3%$42,007
Clearfield County Career and Technology CenterClearfieldpublic$14,46080.4%$41,559
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghpublic$13,97025.3%$39,449
Johnson CollegeScrantonprivate nonprofit$19,95457.3%$55,194
Somerset County Technology CenterSomersetpublic$14,44489.1%$37,558
Lancaster County Career and Technology CenterWillow Streetpublic$17,50577.2%$44,566
Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphiaprivate nonprofit$20,11382.2%$38,668
Indiana County Technology CenterIndianapublic$18,82272.7%$34,858
Williamson College of the TradesMediaprivate nonprofit$1,54576.1%not reported
Susquehanna County Career and Technology CenterSpringvillepublic$5,59496.7%not reported
Berks Career & Technology CenterLeesportpublic$20,53670%not reported
Philadelphia Technician TrainingPhiladelphiaprivate nonprofit$22,81349.8%not reported
Lehigh Career & Technical InstituteSchnecksvillepublic$23,735not reportednot reported

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not carpentry graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Carpentry school in Pennsylvania

How much do Carpentry schools cost in Pennsylvania?
The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 16 carpentry schools in Pennsylvania is $14,466. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a carpentry in Pennsylvania?
Yes — Pennsylvania has 28 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the carpentry apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a carpentry earn in Pennsylvania?
Working carpentry professionals in Pennsylvania earn a median of $59,370 per year, ranging from about $42,970 to $92,110 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.