Painter programs in North Carolina

0 registered apprenticeships and 21 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order never changes, and nobody can buy a place in it.

What the job pays in North Carolina

$44,110median, per year

This is what painters, construction and maintenance earn across North Carolina, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $49,400.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2141 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

Trade schools · 21

You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Asheville, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$11,602

After grant aid

Median debt

$15,528

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

40%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Cape Fear Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Wilmington, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$9,610

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

34%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Carteret Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Morehead City, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$10,764

After grant aid

Completion

49%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Central Carolina Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Sanford, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$5,446

After grant aid

Completion

43%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Central Piedmont Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Charlotte, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$3,345

After grant aid

Median debt

$7,925

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

31%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Cleveland Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Shelby, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$995

After grant aid

Completion

32%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Edgecombe Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Tarboro, NC · Public

Median debt

$15,917

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

37%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Fayetteville, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$3,589

After grant aid

Median debt

$11,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

24%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Guilford Technical Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Jamestown, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$15,002

After grant aid

Median debt

$14,901

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

31%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Haywood Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Clyde, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$6,723

After grant aid

Completion

34%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Isothermal Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Spindale, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$10,758

After grant aid

Completion

55%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Montgomery Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Troy, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$13,832

After grant aid

Completion

84%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Pitt Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Winterville, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$7,337

After grant aid

Median debt

$11,977

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

35%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Salisbury, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$7,981

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,458

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

35%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Sampson Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Clinton, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$3,108

After grant aid

Completion

56%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Southeastern Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Whiteville, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$9,148

After grant aid

Completion

43%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Surry Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Dobson, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$4,961

After grant aid

Completion

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Wake Technical Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Raleigh, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$8,759

After grant aid

Median debt

$12,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

33%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Western Piedmont Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Morganton, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$6,448

After grant aid

Completion

49%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Wilkes Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Wilkesboro, NC · Public

Median debt

$7,625

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

55%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Wilson Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Wilson, NC · Public

Net price / yr

$3,064

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

27%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

How to actually get in

Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.

Applying for a painter apprenticeship

21 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.