Trade Schools in Puyallup, WA

10 verified schools within 25 mi · 12 CDL locations · 15 not yet verified

7495 26th St E, Fife, WA · State-licensed career school

  • CDL
Confirmed on its own site
CDL
Listed by
WTECB

1415 East 72nd Street, Tacoma, WA · Private for-profit, under 2-year

  • AUTO 70
  • HVAC 66
Trade grads 2023-24
136
Largest program 2025-26
$19,500
Median pay 10 yrs, all
$36,742

1101 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA · Public, 4-year

  • DSL 147
  • WELD 44
  • HVAC 31
  • CARP 20
  • ELEC 19
Trade grads 2023-24
280
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
$5,874
Median pay 10 yrs, all
$56,009

4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA · Public, 4-year

  • HVAC 91
  • WELD 53
  • AUTO 44
  • A&P 41
  • BODY 23
Trade grads 2023-24
262
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
$5,887
Median pay 10 yrs, all
$48,551

12401 SE 320th St, Auburn, WA · Public, 4-year

  • AUTO 41
  • CNC 24
  • CARP 16
  • WELD 12
  • IMT 7
Trade grads 2023-24
100
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
$5,172
Median pay 10 yrs, all
$54,621

4111 Auburn Way N, Auburn, WA · State-licensed career school

  • CDL
Confirmed on its own site
CDL
Listed by
WTECB

2575 Williamson Pl, DuPont, WA · Private training school

  • CARP
Confirmed on its own site
carpentry
Listed by
Google Maps business listings

20424 72nd Ave S, Kent, WA · Private training school

  • CARP
Confirmed on its own site
carpentry
Listed by
Google Maps business listings

550 SW 7th Street, Renton, WA · Apprenticeship training center

  • ELEC
Confirmed on its own site
electrician
Listed by
IBEW-NECA electrical training ALLIANCE

3000 NE Fourth St, Renton, WA · Public, 4-year

  • CARP 62
  • WELD 33
  • AUTO 32
  • CNC 14
  • BODY 12
  • HVAC 8
  • IMT 5
Trade grads 2023-24
188
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
$6,015
Median pay 10 yrs, all
$56,634

CDL training in and near Puyallup

DRM CDL Training (DRM CDL Testing OR Training)

5.5 mi

7811 Portland Ave E, Tacoma, WA · FMCSA registry

Class A
theory + range + road
Also teaches
Class A only

9 more within 25 miles: see CDL schools in Washington.

Not yet verified, call to confirm (15)

These appear in a state licence list, a union locator, federal college data or Google Maps, but we could not confirm them: their own website did not show the address and the program when we checked (2026-11-04), or, for colleges in the federal data, they report fewer than 10 graduates in each trade. They are not counted above. Call before you visit.

7811 Portland Ave, Tacoma, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
CDL
Phone on its site
(253) 324-1243

3600 Port of Tacoma Rd, Suite 403, Tacoma, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
CDL
Phone on its site
not found

10200 Pacific Ave S, Tacoma, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
CDL
Phone on its site
(253) 800-0777

714 South 27th Street, Tacoma, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
construction trades
Phone on its site
not found

11000 34th Ave South, Lakewood, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
CDL
Phone on its site
not found

401 Broadway Ste 100 # 96649, Tacoma, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Google Maps business listings, program confirmed by name or the school's own website
Listed for
solar and wind
Phone on its site
(206) 494-5870

4701 McChord Drive SW, Lakewood, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
heavy equipment operator
Phone on its site
not found

2141 West Valley Hwy N, Auburn, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
CDL
Phone on its site
not found

9654 Cook Avenue, Bldg. R, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
CDL
Phone on its site
not found

2725 Williamson Pl, DuPont, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Google Maps business listings, program confirmed by name or the school's own website
Listed for
construction trades
Phone on its site
not found

20000 72nd Ave S, Kent, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
CDL
Phone on its site
not found

6624 S 196th St suite u-100, Kent, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Google Maps business listings, program confirmed by name or the school's own website
Listed for
electrician
Phone on its site
(253) 277-8756

300 NE 4th Street Building L, Room 101 Box 17, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Insulation Industry International Apprentice and Training Fund (HFIAW), Find a Training Center
Listed for
construction trades
Phone on its site
not found

1097 SW Matrix Loop, Port Orchard, WA · not yet verified

Listed by
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), private career schools
Listed for
CDL
Phone on its site
not found

About trade schools in Puyallup

No school inside Puyallup reports trade graduates; the closest is New Sound CDL School in Fife, 4 miles from the city center. The largest single trade program within 25 miles is diesel mechanic at Bates Technical College, with 147 graduates in 2023-24. Carpentry is the most widely taught trade here (5 schools), then auto mechanic (4). No listed school within 25 miles teaches plumbing. 1 union apprenticeship training center is within 25 miles, for example Puget Sound Electrical JATC. 2 state-licensed career schools without federal aid also appear below. For truck driving, 1 FMCSA-registered Class A location is in Puyallup itself (registry as of 2026-11-04).

Listed: verified schools within 25 miles, nearest to the city center first. The filter covers every school and CDL location on this page.

Trades taught near Puyallup

TradeSchoolsGrads 2023-24
HVAC Schools4196
Welding Schools4142
Electrician Schools219
Auto Mechanic Schools4192
Auto Body and Collision Schools240
Diesel Mechanic Schools1147
CDL Schools21
Carpentry Schools598
Aviation Maintenance Schools143
Machining and CNC Schools240
Industrial Maintenance Schools212

Nearby cities

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 2026-11-04); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-04. Distances are straight-line miles from the Census Bureau's center point for Puyallup. How we build this list.