Carpentry

Master your carpentry skills, build your future.

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Build a solid foundation for a rewarding career with our Carpentry program. Designed as a pre-apprenticeship pathway aligned with the South Puget Sound Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, this hands-on program prepares you for in-demand roles across the construction industry. You’ll gain real-world experience through off-campus building and remodeling projects, developing skills that span the full construction lifecycle—from estimating and planning to framing, finishing, and project execution. Graduates are equipped to pursue careers as carpenters, framers, concrete workers, and finishers, entering a field with strong earning potential and continued job growth. If you’re ready to work with your hands, build tangible results, and step directly into an apprenticeship opportunity, this program delivers the training and experience to get you there.

CONNECT WITH US!

Jason Carroll, Program Career Advisor

253.680.7410

jcarroll@batestech.edu

Rafael Torres, Instructor

253.680.7453

rafael.torres@batestech.edu

Brian Osche, Instructor

253.680.7794

brian.osche@batestech.edu

Program Information

Degrees & Certificates:

  • Associate of Applied Science: Carpentry
  • Certificate of Competency: Carpenter Technician
  • Certificate of Training: Multiple Options
  • CIP: 46.0201

Program Lengths:

  • AAS program degree length: 6 Quarters
  • Certificate of Competency: 4 Quarters
  • Certificate of Training: 1 Quarter

Location/Hours

South Campus

7:30AM – 4:00PM

Note: Information is accurate as of its original posting date. The college reserves the right to edit, change, or update information as needed throughout the year. Up-to-date information is available in Student Services.

Tuition and Fees

At Bates, our tuition is affordable and there are options to help make it even easier to gain an education. Federal aid is available for many of our students. Scholarships are also available through the Bates Foundation.

See if you qualify for other funding through our special funding programs with the Workforce Education office.

No accreditation or related information have been provided.

Learn more about this program’s Advisory Committee.