Veteran Trade Schools

VA-approved plumbing and pipefitting programs in Connecticut

Quick answer

Most plumbing and pipefitting training in Connecticut approved for the GI Bill® is on the job: 193 of the 198 locations are employers or sponsors offering apprenticeship or OJT, so you can earn wages while you train.

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 198 plumbing and pipefitting training locations in Connecticut with 198 approved programs: 5 with school programs and 193 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training.

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]

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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.

Common questions

How many GI Bill-approved plumbing and pipefitting programs are in Connecticut?

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 198 approved programs at 198 locations in Connecticut as of October 24, 2026. That's about 12% of the 1,592 plumbing and pipefitting locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 193 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 4 for-profit schools, 1 private nonprofit school.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Which cities in Connecticut have plumbing and pipefitting programs?

By number of locations: Norwalk (7), Stamford (7), Trumbull (7), Branford (5), Bridgeport (5), Madison (5) and 97 more cities.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Are there paid plumbing and pipefitting apprenticeships in Connecticut that take the GI Bill?

Yes. 193 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Connecticut (193 programs); 193 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]

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Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “GI Bill Comparison Tool”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  2. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “GI Bill Comparison Tool data (ComparisonToolData.xlsx)”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  3. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “Choosing a GI Bill approved school”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.

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.