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Plumbing schools in North Carolina
North Carolina has 7 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in North Carolina, expect to start around $38,860–$46,550 and reach a median of $57,080 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,290 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 14,510 employed in North Carolina. National median: $63,800.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: FayettevilleJamestownRaleighShelbyWeldonWilmingtonWinston-Salem
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Halifax Community College | Weldon | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.