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Plumber schools in Alaska

School teaches the basics. Alaska's journeyman license still takes 8,000 hours of supervised work, so most students look for a job or an apprenticeship while they study.1

Are there plumber schools in Alaska?

College Scorecard lists no Alaska schools that graduated students in plumbing (CIP 46.05) in the latest year.2 Apprenticeships and helper jobs are the main ways in.

School first, then what?

Apprenticeship

Apply to an apprenticeship

46 registered programs in Alaska. Some give credit for school.

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Start logging hours

8,000 hours of supervised work for the journeyman license.

The license steps

Questions

Trade school or apprenticeship?

Apprentices are paid for their hours and their classes are usually included. School costs tuition, but you can start without being hired first.

More in Alaska

Sources

  1. Alaska plumber license experience requirements (labor.alaska.gov, 2026-10-27)
  2. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (field of study and institution data) (collegescorecard.ed.gov)