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Explore your Apprenticeship options
As the current population of experienced tradespeople nears retirement age, companies are scrambling to train and hire skilled workers. Apprenticeship describes a powerful training model in which aspiring tradespeople can learn from more experienced tradespeople and earn a living while they also attend school and receive scheduled, periodic advancement.
How to start your path to apprenticeship
Get started with pre-trades
Our pre-trades options are the perfect fit for you if you are interested in the trades but don’t have a lot of experience. They are fast-track programs designed to expose you to the trades and help build skills to advance your career and income. Attend an information session to get started:
Registered apprenticeship
Do you currently work for an employer who is (or might be) interested in training you as a registered apprentice in an industrial trade? If so, explore the different Joint Apprenticeship Training Committees (JATCs) that manage industrial registered apprenticeship programs in partnership with PCC and hold classes at PCC locations.
See the registered apprenticeship page for more details.
Certificates
For students considering careers in Apprenticeship and Trades
| Award | Length | Financial aid eligible | Currently accepting students? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Pathway Certificate: Apprenticeship and Trades: Pre-Trades | Less than 1 year | ban | Limited entry, see how to get into this program |
| Career Pathway Certificate: Pre-Trades for Advanced Manufacturing | Less than 1 year | ban |
Degrees and Certificates for Registered Apprentices
Only available during or after completion of a registered apprenticeship program
| Award | Length | Financial aid eligible | Currently accepting students? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree: Construction Trades, General Apprenticeship | 2 years | check | Limited entry, see how to get into this program |
| Associate Degree: Electrician Apprenticeship Technology | 2 years | check | |
| Associate Degree: Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology Apprenticeship | 2 years | check | |
| Certificate of Completion: Construction Trades, General Apprenticeship | Less than 1 year | ban | |
| Certificate of Completion: Electrician Apprenticeship Technology | Less than 1 year | ban | |
| Certificate of Completion: Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology Apprenticeship | Less than 1 year | ban | |
| Certificate of Completion: Limited Electrician Apprenticeship Technology | Less than 1 year | ban | |
| Certificate of Completion: Manual Trades Apprenticeship | Less than 1 year | ban | |
| Certificate of Completion: Mechanical Maintenance Apprentice | Less than 1 year | ban |
Locations
OMIC at Columbia County
Swan IslandNext steps
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