Carpentry
Would you like to learn how to build your own house? Do you want to have your own construction company? The carpentry program is a hands-on training program. Students in the carpentry program build a house from footings to roof with one of our nonprofit partners. You can learn how to operate small equipment to dig footings and run industry-standard building equipment and tools. You will learn how to read prints and understand the terminology associated with construction. Residential codes and Green Building techniques will be applied throughout the course. This will help you pursue your General Contractors license.
Let’s get you started on your quest for construction knowledge.
Credentialing Options
About Carpentry
Frequently Asked Questions
Follow the general enrollment process for GTCC. During the advising process, you can indicate your desire to study this curriculum. Your advisor will help you sign up for the specific courses you need.
William Sizemore, Department Chair, Construction Trades
Yes. Financial aid is available if you qualify. Please visit the Financial Aid web page or contact the Financial Aid office at 336-334-4822, option 3.
- Framing carpenter
- Finish carpenter
- Drywaller
- Roofer
- Cabinet maker
- Flooring installer
- Skidsteer operator
- Foreman
- Superintendent
The carpentry program will give you the knowledge you need to prepare to get a license, but there are many other requirements needed to get a North Carolina General Contractor’s License.