Earn a Future with Skilled Trades Training
STLCC's skilled trades industrial occupations technology programs offers education and training in skilled trades including:
- Electronics
- Programmable logic controlers (PLC)/robotics
- Sheet metal manufacturing
- Assembly work
Depending on the trade, additional technical courses are required.
What is Skilled Trades at
St. Louis Community College?
Skilled trades refer to professions that require specialized skills, knowledge and hands-on expertise in areas such as construction, manufacturing, automotive, plumbing, electrical work, welding and more. These trades typically involve manual labor and craftsmanship and often require formal apprenticeships or vocational training.
STLCC offers two degree programs:
- Associates of Applied Science (AAS): A comprehensive degree that combines skilled trades training with general education courses. Students can choose between carpenter training or electrical training.
- Certificate of Specialization (CS): Dependent on the skilled trade classification, an additional 9-12 credit hours of technical courses are required for the particular Certificate of Specialization. The courses must be selected in consultation with the program advisor.
What Can You do with a Skilled Trades Degree?
Electrical workers and carpenters can earn an associate degree from St. Louis Community College as a result of signed agreements between STLCC and the St. Louis Area and Vicinity Electricians Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) and the STL-KC Carpenters Regional Council.
Designed specifically for these organizations, the STLCC Skilled Trades AAS program is a joint effort to recognize apprenticeship training as postsecondary education to prepare the current and future workforce.
Electric and carpentry workers who successfully complete approved U.S. Department of Labor apprentice programs and 15 credit hours of general education courses at STLCC will be awarded a Skilled Trades AAS degree.
Skilled Trades Program Information
- Degrees offered: Associate of applied science, Certificate of specialization
- Locations: Florissant Valley
- AAS Hours to complete: 60
- CS Hours to complete: 12-15
- Program contact name: Amy Sherwin
- Program contact email: absherwin@stlcc.edu
Cost of Attendance
Tuition for district residents is $122 per credit hour. Find out more about our straightforward and low-cost tuition structure.
Why Choose Skilled Trades Industrial Occupations Technology at STLCC
Graduate with Little or No Debt
We believe cost should never be a barrier to achieving your potential. Save over $4,700 per year with tuition that's one-third lower than other local institutions.
Build Skills You Need
Stackable credentials help students level up career opportunities without investing a large amount of time and resources. Students can stack a series of traditional and nontraditional credentials including degrees, certificates, apprenticeships and more.
Workforce Ready
Designed specifically for these organizations, the STLCC Skilled Trades AAS program is a joint effort to recognize apprenticeship training as postsecondary education to prepare the current and future workforce.
On-the-Job Training
When stacked with the STLCC Skilled Trades AAS program, apprenticeship training is included as postsecondary education to prepare the current and future workforce.
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