Trade schools by state
Trade schools in Alabama
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data · Updated October 17, 2026
24 colleges and trade schools in Alabama reported 40 electrician, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), plumbing or construction programs with graduates in the latest two reported years, according to the federal College Scorecard. For each one you can see how many certificates or degrees it awarded, what graduates typically earned a year and four years later, and what a year at the school costs after grants.
Electrician programs in Alabama
15 programs at 10 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 15 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bevill State Community CollegeJasper · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 29 | $48,365 | $65,520 | $4,857 |
| Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 11 | $26,066 | — | $22,720 |
| J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 277 | — | — | — |
| Bevill State Community CollegeJasper · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 118 | — | — | $4,857 |
| Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 66 | — | — | $4,245 |
| Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 15 | — | — | $8,931 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 13 | — | — | $9,601 |
| George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 11 | — | — | $772 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 11 | — | — | $9,601 |
| Bishop State Community CollegeMobile · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 10 | — | — | $8,644 |
| George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 10 | — | — | $772 |
| Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 6 | — | — | $8,931 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 4 | — | — | $8,855 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 1 | — | — | $8,855 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $6,048 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $44,469 for certificate programs; $55,611 for associate degree programs.
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HVAC programs in Alabama
8 programs at 7 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 8 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Associate degree | 1 | $41,138 | — | $21,665 |
| Fortis College-DothanDothan · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 30 | $40,190 | $44,022 | $19,894 |
| Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Certificate | 13 | $39,294 | $39,665 | $21,665 |
| Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 45 | $37,811 | $45,551 | $22,720 |
| Fortis College-MontgomeryMontgomery · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 58 | $36,696 | $39,532 | $18,798 |
| Fortis CollegeMobile · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 40 | $36,696 | $39,532 | $19,589 |
| J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 338 | — | — | — |
| Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 26 | — | — | $5,984 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $42,278 for certificate programs; $48,589 for associate degree programs.
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Plumbing programs in Alabama
4 programs at 4 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 4 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 55 | — | — | — |
| Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 11 | — | — | $6,248 |
| Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 3 | — | — | $11,098 |
| Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $4,245 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $41,980 for certificate programs.
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Construction programs in Alabama
13 programs at 10 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 13 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 12 | $74,054 | $87,107 | $40,141 |
| Alabama A & M UniversityNormal · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 12 | $69,106 | — | $18,255 |
| J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 264 | — | — | — |
| Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 28 | — | — | $5,811 |
| Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 23 | — | — | $2,125 |
| Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 22 | — | — | $4,245 |
| Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 16 | — | — | $5,500 |
| Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 11 | — | — | $5,811 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 9 | — | — | $11,727 |
| Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 8 | — | — | $5,500 |
| Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 5 | — | — | $6,248 |
| Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 3 | — | — | $6,248 |
| John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 0 | — | — | $7,874 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $51,213 for certificate programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $60,261 for associate degree programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $77,872 for bachelor's degree programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $35,931 for certificate programs in carpenters; $35,572 for certificate programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection; $52,746 for associate degree programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection; $75,419 for bachelor's degree programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection.
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How to read these numbers
- Where they come from: the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools report their programs and graduates; the pay figures come from federal tax records.
- Graduates: the number of certificates or degrees the school reported awarding in that field in the 2023–24 school year. Programs with no graduates in the two latest reported years (2022–23 and 2023–24) are left out.
- Typical pay: the median yearly earnings (wages plus self-employment income) of graduates who were working and not back in school. The 1-year figure is for people who finished in 2020–21 or 2021–22; the 4-year figure is for people who finished in 2017–18 or 2018–19. Both are in 2024 dollars.
- Who's counted: only graduates who got federal student aid (federal grants or student loans). Graduates who didn't get federal aid aren't in the figures, so the numbers may not describe every graduate.
- A dash (—) means the Department didn't publish a figure. For pay, that's usually because too few graduates were measured, so the figure is withheld to protect their privacy. Most small programs have no pay figure.
- Yearly cost after grants: the school's average net price: a year's tuition, fees, books and living costs, minus the average grant and scholarship aid, for full-time students starting college for the first time who got federal aid (at public schools, only students paying in-state tuition). At most colleges it's an average across all programs, not the one listed; at schools that enroll students year-round instead of by semester, it's for the school's largest program, and for a program shorter than a year it's the cost of the whole program. A school's own net price calculator, if it has one, gives a closer estimate.
- Program names follow the federal list of fields of study. "Electrical" includes power line worker programs; "construction" includes general construction trades, carpentry, building finishing and inspection, construction technology and construction management.
Sources (3)
- College Scorecard data (field of study and institution files, through the College Scorecard API), U.S. Department of Education. Data as of October 17, 2026.
- Technical documentation: field of study data, U.S. Department of Education, October 2026 version.
- College Scorecard data dictionary, U.S. Department of Education.