Renton Technical College is in the western Washington city of Renton. Founded in 1942, Renton began as a war production school. Today the college’s programs of study include technical training programs, continuing education studies and apprenticeship programs. Students interested in pursuing careers in carpentry can matriculate into Renton’s apprenticeship program. The number of training hours required by the program varies by specialty and can range between 5,200 and 8,000 hours of job training. Renton carpentry’s apprentices also must complete four one-week training classes as part of the program’s curriculum. The apprenticeship can be completed in two to four years.
Renton Technical College
3000 NE 4th St.
Renton, WA 98056
425-235-2352
rtc.edu
The Community College of Baltimore County was formed when three community colleges combined in 1998. Today the college has multiple campuses throughout northern Maryland’s Baltimore County. CCBC hosts several apprenticeship programs within its Continuing Education & Economic Development division. The college’s carpentry apprenticeship program takes four years to complete. In addition to the training that students receive working full-time as a carpenter’s apprentice, 150 hours of classroom training also is required. Upon completion of program requirements, the college also awards graduates credits toward an associate of arts degree at the college.
Community College of Baltimore County
7200 Sollers Point Road
Dundalk, MD 21222
410-285-9668
ccbcmd.edu
Founded in 1962, Cuyahoga Community College is a public two-year school in the northern Ohio city of Cleveland. The college features an expansive catalog of apprenticeship programs in areas including glazing, cement masonry and bricklaying, among others. Cuyahoga’s four-year carpentry apprenticeship program is unique in that it allows students to concurrently work toward earning an associate of applied science degree in applied industrial technology. In addition to working full-time as part of the apprenticeship, students complete courses within the college’s four-semester applied industrial technology curriculum. Interior finish, wood framing and suspended ceilings are just a sampling of the courses as part of the program’s curriculum.
Cuyahoga Community College
700 Carnegie Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-987-3195
tri-c.edu