Why Choose the Upholstery Program?
Does the idea of making something amazing using a roll of material and your creativity excite you? The upholstery program provides a hands-on learning environment where students learn how to upholster through demonstrations they can apply to their own projects.
Students gain a foundation in measuring, cutting and sewing using industrial sewing machine equipment and can pursue training in automotive or furniture upholstery.
How Long It Takes:
Automotive Upholstery Certificate: 3 quarters
Furniture Upholstery Certificate: 3 quarters
Upholstery Fundamentals Certificate: 2 quarters
All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.
Potential Careers
Upholsterers
Upholsterers Career & Wage Details
This is not a guarantee of employment or a certain wage. Full career data available at careeronestop.org.
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Meet Your Instructor
Darrel Doodigian
253-589-6092
Darrel.Doodigian@cptc.edu
Upholstery Welding Technology Program Information Sessions usually occur at 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
To learn more about information sessions, visit cptc.edu/info-sessions.
Visit the Academic Calendar at cptc.edu/academic-calendar to see when the next information session is scheduled.
STORIES ABOUT THE UPHOLSTERY PROGRAM
Willie Williamson's family recently gave a gift of $55,000 to create the Earl C. “Willie” Williamson Memorial Scholarship Endowment, available to students enrolled full time in the CPTC upholstery program who intend to work in automotive upholstery or related vehicle customizing fields.
