Trade schools by state
Trade schools in Washington
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data · Updated October 17, 2026
23 colleges and trade schools in Washington reported 64 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 Washington
9 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 9 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Technical InstituteYakima · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Certificate | 82 | $64,573 | $86,370 | $21,006 |
| Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 32 | — | — | $15,746 |
| Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 32 | — | — | $15,746 |
| Bates Technical CollegeTacoma · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 18 | — | — | $9,558 |
| Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 7 | — | $78,326 | $16,900 |
| Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 7 | — | — | $12,588 |
| Bates Technical CollegeTacoma · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 1 | — | — | $9,558 |
| Spokane Community CollegeSpokane · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 1 | — | — | $20,482 |
| Yakima Valley CollegeYakima · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 0 | — | — | $17,448 |
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 Washington
14 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 14 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Technical InstituteYakima · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Certificate | 35 | $58,367 | $83,230 | $21,006 |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training CenterSpokane · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Certificate | 45 | $54,720 | $60,752 | $14,463 |
| UEI College-TacomaTacoma · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 66 | $40,234 | $43,528 | $30,321 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 62 | — | — | $17,744 |
| Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 44 | — | — | $14,397 |
| Bates Technical CollegeTacoma · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 31 | — | — | $9,558 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 29 | — | — | $17,744 |
| Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 10 | — | — | $15,746 |
| Spokane Community CollegeSpokane · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 10 | — | $60,443 | $20,482 |
| Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 10 | — | — | $14,397 |
| Renton Technical CollegeRenton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 8 | — | — | $18,421 |
| Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 4 | — | — | $16,742 |
| Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 3 | — | — | $16,742 |
| Bates Technical CollegeTacoma · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $9,558 |
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 Washington
2 programs at 2 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 2 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Technical InstituteYakima · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Certificate | 28 | $48,888 | — | $21,006 |
| Peninsula CollegePort Angeles · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 13 | — | — | $18,576 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $41,980 for certificate programs.
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Construction programs in Washington
39 programs at 18 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 39 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington UniversityEllensburg · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Management | 25 | $85,715 | $97,651 | $21,201 |
| Washington State UniversityPullman · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 55 | $83,583 | — | $13,462 |
| Perry Technical InstituteYakima · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 22 | $36,295 | $60,617 | $21,006 |
| Centralia CollegeCentralia · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 137 | — | — | $17,394 |
| Seattle Central CollegeSeattle · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 110 | — | — | $21,132 |
| Renton Technical CollegeRenton · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 62 | — | — | $18,421 |
| Renton Technical CollegeRenton · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 60 | — | — | $18,421 |
| Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 40 | — | — | $12,588 |
| Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 35 | — | — | $14,397 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 24 | — | — | $17,744 |
| Edmonds CollegeLynnwood · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Management | 18 | — | — | $24,646 |
| Bates Technical CollegeTacoma · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 17 | — | — | $9,558 |
| Spokane Community CollegeSpokane · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 17 | — | — | $20,482 |
| Green River CollegeAuburn · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 10 | — | — | $18,821 |
| Spokane Community CollegeSpokane · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 10 | — | — | $20,482 |
| Edmonds CollegeLynnwood · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 9 | — | — | $24,646 |
| Spokane Community CollegeSpokane · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 9 | — | — | $20,482 |
| Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 8 | — | — | $15,746 |
| Green River CollegeAuburn · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeCarpenters | 6 | — | — | $18,821 |
| Peninsula CollegePort Angeles · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeCarpenters | 6 | — | — | $18,576 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 5 | — | — | $17,744 |
| Edmonds CollegeLynnwood · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Management | 5 | — | — | $24,646 |
| Pierce College DistrictLakewood · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Management | 5 | — | — | $20,424 |
| Renton Technical CollegeRenton · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Management | 5 | — | — | $18,421 |
| Seattle Central CollegeSeattle · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeCarpenters | 5 | — | — | $21,132 |
| Bates Technical CollegeTacoma · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 4 | — | — | $9,558 |
| Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeCarpenters | 4 | — | — | $12,588 |
| Renton Technical CollegeRenton · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 4 | — | — | $18,421 |
| Renton Technical CollegeRenton · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Management | 4 | — | — | $18,421 |
| Bates Technical CollegeTacoma · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeCarpenters | 3 | — | — | $9,558 |
| Peninsula CollegePort Angeles · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 3 | — | — | $18,576 |
| Peninsula CollegePort Angeles · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 3 | — | — | $18,576 |
| Pierce College DistrictLakewood · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Management | 3 | — | — | $20,424 |
| Bates Technical CollegeTacoma · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 2 | — | — | $9,558 |
| Pierce College DistrictLakewood · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Management | 2 | — | — | $20,424 |
| Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 1 | — | — | $12,588 |
| Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Management | 1 | — | — | $12,588 |
| Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Management | 1 | — | — | $25,594 |
| Shoreline CollegeShoreline · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Management | 0 | — | — | $18,564 |
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; $39,348 for certificate programs in construction trades, general; $35,931 for certificate programs in carpenters; $39,626 for associate degree 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; $59,911 for certificate programs in construction management; $58,990 for associate degree programs in construction management; $75,379 for bachelor's degree programs in construction management.
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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.