Veteran Trade Schools

Use your GI Bill® to learn a trade.

Find VA-approved trade programs and paid apprenticeships near you, straight from VA's own data.

12,896 approved programs · 6,611 schools and employers · 54 states and territories

Choose your trade

Welding

1,352 locations · 177 OJT

HVAC/R

1,767 locations · 834 OJT

Electrician

3,260 locations · 2,638 OJT

Barber & Cosmetology

1,563 locations · 59 OJT

Truck Driving / CDL

888 locations · 353 OJT

Apprenticeships & OJT

3,821 employers and sponsors

How it works

  1. Find a program

    Browse by trade, state and city, including school programs and paid apprenticeships.

  2. Check it with VA

    Every listing shows VA's caution flags and links to its official Comparison Tool profile.

  3. Confirm before you enroll

    Ask the school or employer's certifying official to confirm the program and your start date. Our guides explain what the benefit pays.

Units, transition offices and counselors: print a free one-page briefing flyer with a QR code, or one-page handouts with VA citations.

Flyer & handouts Link to us

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.