A good life, built by hand.

America’s first trade school. Offering professional craft, trade, & hand-skills training since 1881.

We offer both Career Training programs, for those seeking intensive, career-oriented study, and Community Education classes, for those eager to learn a new skill or perfect an existing practice. We also partner with other institutions to teach traditional trades to young adults.

We’ve used the same teaching approach for more than a century, but our course design is always evolving. We shape our course content around the recommendations of our students, graduates, employers, and artisans. Our goal is to prepare you for a successful career, where you’ll use hand skills to build objects that last.

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