Plumbing and pipefitting training in Arizona is spread across 7 cities, with Phoenix the largest at 4 locations.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 12 plumbing and pipefitting training locations in Arizona with 15 approved programs: 8 with school programs and 4 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 2 have a VA caution flag.
Before you enroll, open the VA profile to confirm the exact program, and ask the School Certifying Official to confirm your start date. [VA: Choosing a GI Bill approved school]
VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students (all programs): 1Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 7Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 648Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 45Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 108Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 276Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1
Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 337Accredited (regional)
Source: VA GI Bill Comparison Tool program data, retrieved October 24, 2026. School details come from VA's data file dated October 8, 2026. The list is sorted by city, then name. It isn't a ranking.
VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 15 approved programs at 12 locations in Arizona as of October 24, 2026. That's about 1% of the 1,592 plumbing and pipefitting locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 7 public colleges and technical schools, 4 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 1 for-profit school.
By number of locations: Phoenix (4), Mesa (2), Tucson (2), Chinle (1), Kearny (1), Prescott (1) and 1 more city.
Yes. 4 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Arizona (5 programs); 4 of them are registered apprenticeships. With the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you're paid wages plus a monthly housing payment that steps down every six months.
[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool] [VA: On-the-job training and apprenticeships]
Yes. 2 locations have a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.
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