Gunsmithing Colleges

Featured Gunsmith School: Professional Career Development Institute (Online) - Professional Gunsmithing Program
Professional Career Development Institute (PCDI) is a widely respected, nationally accredited distance education school. This comprehensive home study course in gunsmithing should help prepare you to start working on the guns of your friends and neighbors. And give you the skills needed to start building a business of your own. You will learn about cleaning, maintaining, and servicing handguns, rifles and shotguns and how to install and replace components, and keep guns in top condition. Students receive comprehensive texts and study materials by mail, and study in the convenience of home, at their own pace. Exams are open-book. Also available is a home study high school diploma program from James Madison High School. Monthly tuition is interest free. Students may enroll online, year-round.

PCDI is an Accredited Member of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, for distance learning schools. PCDI is qualified under the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support, or DANTES program. PCDI offers easy, interest-free monthly tuition.

Education Direct (Online) - Gunsmith Training Program
Thomson Education Direct has been providing distance learning to students around the world since 1890 and offers over 70 career and vocational training programs through distance education. Learn how to accurize, repair, and customize guns, how to fit and finish stocks and mount telescopic sights, how to restore antique firearms, how to design and install metallic rifle sights, how to custom load ammunition and more!

Education Direct is fully accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), Washington, D.C. Education Direct has also been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). This means students can earn CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for Education Direct courses completed. All Education Direct programs are affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement. Many Education Direct programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

Colorado Gunsmithing Schools
Colorado School of Trades - Gunsmithing Courses Include: Drill Press Operation, Shop Math, Blue Print Reading, Engine Lathe, Milling, Universal Grinder, Welding, Stockmaking, Ballistic Handloading, Sights, Firearm, Conversions, Business Training, Trigger Assemblies
Do you want the freedom and flexibility of working for yourself? Are you interested in applying real craftsmanship to your daily work? Consider this - Colorado School of Trades has been teaching Gunsmithing since 1947. We can prepare you for an exciting career as a gunsmith in as little as 14 months. If you like to spend your workday repairing and building custom firearms, operating lathes and mills, and performing detailed wood shaping and finishing, then you have what it takes for a lifetime of success.