Sacramento, CA · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
15 listings on file
No sponsor in California has published a wage scale, so we can name the 4 registered apprenticeships below but not what they pay. The trade schools further down publish their prices, which is why they look more complete. That is a gap in the public record, not a verdict on which is the better deal.
What the job pays in California
$75,920median, per year
This is what carpenters earn across California, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $60,580.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2031 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
California is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Carpenter programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Name and place only
4 sponsors appear in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Sacramento, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$7,999
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,625
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
37%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bakersfield, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,621
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,312
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Santa Clarita, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$3,702
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,612
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Fullerton, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,134
After grant aid
Median debt
$4,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Oakland, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$17,110
After grant aid
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Long Beach, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,202
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Los Angeles, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$12,323
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
San Marcos, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,763
After grant aid
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Eureka, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,904
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,080
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Stockton, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$2,407
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Orange, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$2,129
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,125
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a carpenter apprenticeship15 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.