Veteran Trade Schools

VA-approved plumbing and pipefitting programs in Tennessee

Quick answer

Most plumbing and pipefitting training in Tennessee approved for the GI Bill® is on the job: 15 of the 25 locations are employers or sponsors offering apprenticeship or OJT, so you can earn wages while you train.

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 25 plumbing and pipefitting training locations in Tennessee with 29 approved programs: 10 with school programs and 15 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]

25 locations, by city

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland

Crossville, TN
VA profile for Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • Dipl-Elect Plum Tech-Plumber Apprentice

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): 34Accredited (national)

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN
VA profile for Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • Dipl-Pipefitting-Plumbing Technology

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): 78Accredited (national)

Total Tech LLC

Nashville, TN
VA profile for Total Tech LLC (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program For-profit
  • Certificate: Plumbing Service Protocol

GI Bill students (all programs): 163Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)

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 Tennessee?

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 29 approved programs at 25 locations in Tennessee as of October 24, 2026. That's about 2% of the 1,592 plumbing and pipefitting locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 15 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 8 public colleges and technical schools, 1 private nonprofit school, 1 for-profit school.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Which cities in Tennessee have plumbing and pipefitting programs?

By number of locations: Nashville (5), Knoxville (4), Memphis (3), Oak Ridge (2), Arlington (1), Athens (1) and 9 more cities.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

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

Yes. 15 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Tennessee (19 programs); 14 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]

Do any plumbing and pipefitting schools in Tennessee have VA caution flags?

Yes. 2 locations have a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

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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.