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Graduating senior's start a new career with Five Rivers Carpenters JATC apprenticeship

the other four-year career & earn while you learn!

We accept applicants 17 years of age with a high school diploma or GED equivalent.


NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS The Five Rivers Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship admits students of any race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information or because the student is an individual with a disability or an individual age 40 or over to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other school-administered programs.

Become a Qualified Carpenter With Help From Five Rivers Carpenters JATC

Enroll in our carpentry apprenticeship program today

Do you want nothing more than to become a professional carpenter? Train with some of the best in the business at Five Rivers Carpenters JATC. With over 40+ years of experience in the carpentry trade, our training committee will help you learn about scaffolding, cabinetry, rigging, workplace hazards, worker's rights, interior systems, concrete forming techniques and more.

To attend our carpentry apprenticeship program, all carpenters must be members of Carpenter Locals 308, 678 or 1260.

Train to be a skilled woodworker at Five Rivers Carpenters JATC

Our four-year carpentry apprenticeship program focuses on commercial carpentry, residential carpentry, heavy highway construction training, interior system training, cabinetry and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.

Five Rivers Carpenters JATC:

  • Is a state-of-the-art private facility for union carpenters
  • Provides a variety of day and night classes
  • Offers over 20 different carpentry certifications

Your future career awaits at Five Rivers Carpenters JATC

If you're at least seventeen years old and willing to work hard, please return an application, along with a copy of your birth certificate and educational transcripts (GED minimum) to Five Rivers Carpenters JATC. We'll be in contact with you as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about our classes or the application, please call Five Rivers Carpenters JATC at 319-365-9519 .

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS The Five Rivers Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship admits students of any race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information or because the student is an individual with a disability or an individual age 40 or over to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other school-administered programs.