Registered Trade Schools

Independent · public data

Find a real path into the trades.

Browse registered apprenticeship sponsors from Department of Labor public data — and get straight guides for starting a trade career. No fake ratings. No sales pitch.

Start with apprenticeships

Registered apprenticeships are paid jobs with related instruction under a registered sponsor. Browse by state — then verify on apprenticeship.gov.

Alabama

739 sponsors

Alaska

374 sponsors

Arizona

747 sponsors

Arkansas

479 sponsors

California

1,594 sponsors

Colorado

1,099 sponsors

Connecticut

1,986 sponsors

Delaware

609 sponsors

District of Columbia

161 sponsors

Florida

1,665 sponsors

Georgia

719 sponsors

Guam

166 sponsors

All states

How this site works

  1. Public data, dated

    Sponsor listings come from the DOL Office of Apprenticeship partner sponsors file. Each page shows when we retrieved it.

  2. Check the official source

    Use this directory to explore, then confirm on apprenticeship.gov, CareerOneStop, or with the sponsor before you apply.

  3. No “best schools” list

    We do not invent ratings or outcome numbers. Money flags for featured listings, affiliates, and ads stay off.

Guides that stay honest

How to find a registered apprenticeship

Practical steps from search to verifying a sponsor.

Trade school vs apprenticeship

Cost, time, and pay — side by side, without the hype.

Helping your kid choose a trade

For parents whose adult child is weighing options.

Trade school listings (IPEDS) are next. Certificate and diploma programs will ship in a later release from public NCES data. Until then, Schools explains what’s coming — we will not invent fake school rows.

For counselors

High school counselors: free printables and link assets on our counselor hub. This is not a national CTE catalog — it’s a resource pack you can hand out.

Sister directories

Same operator as Verified CDL Schools (FMCSA TPR for CDL) and Veteran Trade Schools (VA-approved trade programs). Each site has its own data spine and audience.