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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

$38,860starting (10th percentile)
$46,550early career (25th)
$57,080median, all experience
$63,290experienced (75th)
$75,850top earners (90th)

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

7campuses in North Carolina
96credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (North Carolina)
$30,730median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: FayettevilleJamestownRaleighShelbyWeldonWilmingtonWinston-Salem

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / 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.

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