Carpentry First Year

(check catalog for specific start dates)

First Quarter Begins September 13, 2010
Commitment: 14 Weeks/56 Hours

Students will thoroughly review construction site safety and shop safety and are introduced to trade mathematics, safe use of hand and power tools, blueprint reading, rigging and construction materials

Second Quarter Begins January 3, 2011
Commitment: 12 Weeks/52 Hours

Students will learn to read plans and evaluations then safely use carpentry hand and power tools to practice building floor systems, wall and ceiling framing, and will review green building practices.

Third Quarter Begins March 28, 2011
Commitment: 12 Weeks/52 Hours

Students will safely use carpentry hand and power tools to practice roof, window and exterior door; and stair framing.

Bellevue - Mondays

Tacoma - Tuesdays

  • Tuition: $850.00 each quarter
  • Required Books:
    • NCCER Core Curriculum.
    • NCCER Carpentry Level One.
    • NCCER Your Role in the Green Environment.
    • Carpentry by Koel (most current edition) and the accompanying workbook are additional textbooks required for all 4 years of the carpentry program.
  • Schedule for lab dates will be handed out the first night of class each quarter.