Trade Schools in North Carolina

64 schools in North Carolina reported graduates in at least one skilled trade for 2023-24, 10,758 awards in all. Another 94 CDL training locations are on the FMCSA registry.

Schools by trade

Trade	Schools	Grads 2023-24
HVAC Schools	36	1,208
Welding Schools	59	3,232
Electrician Schools	37	1,437
Plumbing Schools	7	90
Auto Mechanic Schools	41	2,225
Auto Body and Collision Schools	18	492
Diesel Mechanic Schools	16	464
CDL Schools	4	262
Carpentry Schools	9	87
Construction Trade Schools	14	507
Heavy Equipment Operator Schools	1	2
Lineworker Schools	1	96
Aviation Maintenance Schools	6	230
Machining and CNC Schools	26	420
Solar and Wind Technician Schools	1	6

Cities

All 64 schools

Roanoke-Chowan Community College

109 Community College Rd, Ahoskie, NC · Public, 2-year

HVAC 17
WELD 11

Trade grads 2023-24: 28
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,642
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $34,989

Stanly Community College

141 College Drive, Albemarle, NC · Public, 2-year

ELEC 9
WELD 9
HVAC 7
BODY 4
CNC 4
HEO 2

Trade grads 2023-24: 35
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,681
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,175

Randolph Community College

629 Industrial Park Ave, Asheboro, NC · Public, 2-year

AUTO 47
WELD 45
CNC 38
ELEC 27
BODY 13
DSL 10

Trade grads 2023-24: 180
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,416
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $38,056

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC · Public, 2-year

AUTO 59
ELEC 49
WELD 46
CNST 27
DSL 22
HVAC 15
CNC 9

Trade grads 2023-24: 227
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,882
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,307

Brunswick Community College

50 College Rd, Bolivia, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 33

Trade grads 2023-24: 33
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,553
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,051

Appalachian State University

287 Rivers St, Boone, NC · Public, 4-year

SUN 6

Trade grads 2023-24: 6
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $7,642
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $57,488

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte

7421 E. Independence Boulevard, Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit, 2-year

A&P 73

Trade grads 2023-24: 73
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $16,657
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $50,707

Central Piedmont Community College

1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 258
AUTO 249
CNST 203
ELEC 163
DSL 96
HVAC 65
BODY 42

Trade grads 2023-24: 1,076
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,454
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $43,413

Sampson Community College

Highway 24 West, Clinton, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 94
ELEC 37
HVAC 19
CNST 12

Trade grads 2023-24: 162
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,877
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,005

Haywood Community College

185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC · Public, 2-year

ELEC 24
AUTO 13
BODY 6
WELD 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 46
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,647
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,851

Gaston College

201 Hwy 321 S, Dallas, NC · Public, 2-year

ELEC 54
WELD 46
AUTO 33
HVAC 28
CNC 12

Trade grads 2023-24: 173
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,229
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,978

Surry Community College

630 S. Main St., Dobson, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 46
AUTO 20
HVAC 19
ELEC 18
CNC 8
CNST 7
CARP 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 121
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,728
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,923

Bladen Community College

7418 NC Hwy 41 West, Dublin, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 23
ELEC 22

Trade grads 2023-24: 45
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,638
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $34,309

Durham Technical Community College

1637 Lawson Street, Durham, NC · Public, 2-year

ELEC 24
WELD 15
AUTO 14
CNC 12

Trade grads 2023-24: 65
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,986
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,827

College of the Albemarle

1208 N Road St, Elizabeth City, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 94
HVAC 30
CNC 14
A&P 13

Trade grads 2023-24: 151
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,273
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $33,906

Fayetteville Technical Community College

2201 Hull Rd, Fayetteville, NC · Public, 2-year

AUTO 198
BODY 177
HVAC 123
WELD 99
ELEC 69
CARP 29
PLMB 28
CNC 23

Trade grads 2023-24: 746
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,344
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,067

Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville

3725 Ramsey St., Fayetteville, NC · Private for-profit, 2-year

CDL 57

Trade grads 2023-24: 57
Largest program 2025-26: $19,790
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $34,579

Blue Ridge Community College

180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 60
AUTO 43
BODY 17
CNC 12
DSL 4

Trade grads 2023-24: 136
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,690
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $38,902

Wayne Community College

3000 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 130
AUTO 47
CNC 41
HVAC 20
BODY 16
A&P 15

Trade grads 2023-24: 269
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,598
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,597

Alamance Community College

1247 Jimmie Kerr Road, Graham, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 64
HVAC 54
AUTO 45
CNC 20
CARP 1

Trade grads 2023-24: 184
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,592
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,210

Pamlico Community College

5049 Hwy 306 South, Grantsboro, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 26

Trade grads 2023-24: 26
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,946
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $33,430

Richmond Community College

1042 W Hamlet Ave, Hamlet, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 54
ELEC 50
HVAC 19
CNC 10

Trade grads 2023-24: 133
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,956
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,318

Vance-Granville Community College

200 Community College Road, Henderson, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 52
ELEC 40
AUTO 32
HVAC 11
CARP 2

Trade grads 2023-24: 137
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,964
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $38,697

Catawba Valley Community College

2550 Hwy 70 SE, Hickory, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 122
ELEC 64
AUTO 45
HVAC 6

Trade grads 2023-24: 237
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,427
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,272

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

2855 Hickory Boulevard, Hudson, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 40
AUTO 31
ELEC 10
BODY 6
DSL 4
CNC 1

Trade grads 2023-24: 92
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,620
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,836

Coastal Carolina Community College

444 Western Blvd, Jacksonville, NC · Public, 2-year

AUTO 41
ELEC 37
HVAC 31
WELD 31
BODY 26

Trade grads 2023-24: 166
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,512
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $43,014

Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville

105 New Frontier Way, Jacksonville, NC · Private for-profit, 2-year

CDL 95

Trade grads 2023-24: 95
Largest program 2025-26: $21,040
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $34,579

Guilford Technical Community College

601 E. Main Street, Jamestown, NC · Public, 2-year

A&P 100
AUTO 71
HVAC 54
ELEC 44
WELD 32
DSL 26
BODY 11
CNST 11
CARP 8
PLMB 8

Trade grads 2023-24: 365
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,334
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $38,309

James Sprunt Community College

133 James Sprunt Drive, Kenansville, NC · Public, 2-year

ELEC 38
WELD 33
DSL 23

Trade grads 2023-24: 94
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,984
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $33,682

Lenoir Community College

231 Highway 58 South, Kinston, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 57
AUTO 20

Trade grads 2023-24: 77
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,618
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,606

Robeson Community College

5160 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton, NC · Public, 2-year

HVAC 32
ELEC 16
WELD 8

Trade grads 2023-24: 56
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,634
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $34,428

McDowell Technical Community College

54 College Drive, Marion, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 25
HVAC 9
AUTO 7
ELEC 7
CNC 2

Trade grads 2023-24: 50
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,032
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,207

NASCAR Technical Institute

220 Byers Creek Road, Mooresville, NC · Private for-profit, 2-year

AUTO 506
WELD 105
CNC 48
HVAC 6

Trade grads 2023-24: 665
Largest program 2025-26: $53,500
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $62,466

Carteret Community College

3505 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 22
DSL 20
AUTO 11

Trade grads 2023-24: 53
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,900
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,104

Western Piedmont Community College

1001 Burkemont Ave, Morganton, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 6

Trade grads 2023-24: 6
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,650
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,927

Tri-County Community College

21 Campus Circle, Murphy, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 13
AUTO 8
ELEC 6
HVAC 1

Trade grads 2023-24: 28
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,705
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $34,449

Craven Community College

800 College Ct, New Bern, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 60
AUTO 52
A&P 25
CNC 24

Trade grads 2023-24: 161
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,022
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,874

Sandhills Community College

3395 Airport Rd, Pinehurst, NC · Public, 2-year

AUTO 23
BODY 11
CNST 2

Trade grads 2023-24: 36
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,040
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,323

South Piedmont Community College

680 Highway 74 West, Polkton, NC · Public, 2-year

HVAC 14
WELD 9
ELEC 5
AUTO 2

Trade grads 2023-24: 30
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,022
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,776

Miller-Motte College-Raleigh

3901 Capital Blvd Ste 151, Raleigh, NC · Private for-profit, 2-year

WELD 17

Trade grads 2023-24: 17
Largest program 2025-26: $19,790
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $34,579

Wake Technical Community College

9101 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, NC · Public, 2-year

ELEC 170
AUTO 155
WELD 142
CNST 141
HVAC 134
DSL 83
BODY 25
PLMB 7

Trade grads 2023-24: 857
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,284
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $45,936

Nash Community College

522 N. Old Carriage Road, Rocky Mount, NC · Public, 2-year

LINE 96
AUTO 34
ELEC 16
WELD 6

Trade grads 2023-24: 152
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,800
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,296

Piedmont Community College

1715 College Dr, Roxboro, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 58

Trade grads 2023-24: 58
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,616
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,944

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

1333 Jake Alexander Blvd, South, Salisbury, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 129
HVAC 107
ELEC 71
CNC 21
CNST 20
AUTO 17
DSL 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 368
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,080
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,125

Central Carolina Community College

1105 Kelly Dr, Sanford, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 71
AUTO 32
CNST 17
BODY 11
HVAC 9
ELEC 8
CNC 5

Trade grads 2023-24: 153
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,741
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,196

Cleveland Community College

137 S Post Rd, Shelby, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 38
BODY 31
HVAC 26
ELEC 12
CNST 6
CNC 4
PLMB 4

Trade grads 2023-24: 121
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,588
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,128

Johnston Community College

245 College Road, Smithfield, NC · Public, 2-year

HVAC 88
WELD 79
DSL 59
CDL 55
CNC 24

Trade grads 2023-24: 305
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,756
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,366

Isothermal Community College

286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 73
ELEC 44
CNC 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 120
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,050
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,543

Mayland Community College

200 Mayland Drive, Spruce Pine, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 28
CARP 14

Trade grads 2023-24: 42
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,626
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,041

Mitchell Community College

500 W Broad Street, Statesville, NC · Public, 2-year

HVAC 14
ELEC 10
WELD 9
CNC 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 36
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,641
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $37,865

Southwestern Community College

447 College Drive, Sylva, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 38
AUTO 27
CARP 11

Trade grads 2023-24: 76
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,448
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,394

Edgecombe Community College

2009 W Wilson St, Tarboro, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 29
AUTO 9
BODY 6
ELEC 5

Trade grads 2023-24: 49
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,640
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,064

Davidson-Davie Community College

297 DCC Road, Thomasville, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 79
CDL 55
HVAC 55
AUTO 51
CNC 40
DSL 36

Trade grads 2023-24: 316
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,979
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,355

Montgomery Community College

1011 Page St, Troy, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 39
ELEC 28
AUTO 23
HVAC 12
CNST 8

Trade grads 2023-24: 110
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,538
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,045

Beaufort County Community College

5337 US Highway 264 East, Washington, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 59
AUTO 20

Trade grads 2023-24: 79
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,540
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,400

Halifax Community College

100 College Drive, Weldon, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 19
PLMB 14
CNST 13
AUTO 10

Trade grads 2023-24: 56
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,638
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $35,504

Rockingham Community College

215 Wrenn Memorial Road, Wentworth, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 31
ELEC 19
CNC 17
HVAC 11

Trade grads 2023-24: 78
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,006
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $38,209

Southeastern Community College

4564 Chadbourn Hwy, Whiteville, NC · Public, 2-year

HVAC 39
WELD 25
CNST 11
AUTO 1

Trade grads 2023-24: 76
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,600
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $35,037

Wilkes Community College

1328 South Collegiate Dr, Wilkesboro, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 86
AUTO 57
DSL 30
BODY 7

Trade grads 2023-24: 180
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,572
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,188

Martin Community College

1161 Kehukee Pk Rd, Williamston, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 48
AUTO 29
HVAC 23
ELEC 4

Trade grads 2023-24: 104
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,523
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $33,629

Cape Fear Community College

411 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 58
ELEC 30
CNST 29
HVAC 28
AUTO 21
BODY 17
CNC 15
DSL 13
PLMB 13
CARP 9

Trade grads 2023-24: 233
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,772
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,969

Wilson Community College

902 Herring Ave, Wilson, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 15
HVAC 12
AUTO 7
ELEC 5

Trade grads 2023-24: 39
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,572
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $38,881

Forsyth Technical Community College

2100 Silas Creek Pky, Winston-Salem, NC · Public, 2-year

AUTO 85
WELD 79
BODY 66
ELEC 36
HVAC 32
DSL 27
PLMB 16
CARP 10
CNC 10
A&P 4

Trade grads 2023-24: 365
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,276
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,074

Pitt Community College

1986 Pitt Tech Road, Winterville, NC · Public, 2-year

WELD 206
ELEC 166
HVAC 38
AUTO 30
DSL 8

Trade grads 2023-24: 448
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,680
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,921

Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. How we build this list.