Port Townsend School of Woodworking
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Registration Policy

The Port Townsend School of Woodworking offers a variety of one week, weekend, and two to nine month courses for all skill levels. Many of our classes are approved for GI Bill / VA Vocational Rehabilitation funding. Carving, woodturning, furniture design and build, timber framing, built environment, fine carpentry, coopering, cabinetry are among the classes offered year-round in Washington State.

 

Registration & Cancellation Policies

Life happens. We totally get it and want to do our best to accommodate you and any changes you might need to make to your registration. If you need to cancel your registration for any reason, please contact us (360-344-4455 or info@ptwoodschool.org) as soon as possible. 

Although we will do our best to work with you to find a solution, please know that a cancellation within 30 days of the start of a course is very difficult for us to fill; even if there’s a robust waitlist. Folks need to arrange housing and time off work, and, a lot of times, a cancellation goes unfilled. This is a bummer as we’ve typically prepped all the stock and tools for your enrollment. We appreciate you doing your best to keep your course registration or finding someone else that can take your spot. 

Please note:

  • All registration fees are non-refundable.

  • If the class is full you will automatically be directed to the waitlist.  There is no charge for signing up for the waitlist and no fee for taking yourself off the waitlist.

2 - 3 day courses

  • The full course fee must be paid in advance.

  • If you must cancel your enrollment more than 30 days before the course starts, we will refund any payments less the $35 cancellation fee.

  • Cancellations less than or equal to 30 days before the start date: full refund minus a $75 cancellation fee.

  • If you cancel your registration for a course less than or equal to 10 days prior to the beginning of class, you forfeit 100% of the course fee.  

5-6 day courses

  • Paying with credit card: a $200 deposit is due upon registration. The balance will be automatically charged to your credit card 30 days prior to the beginning of the class.

  • Paying with a check or cash: please call 360-344-4455 and someone will assist you.

  • Cancellations more than 30 days before the start date: full refund minus the $75 cancellation fee.

  • Cancellations less than or equal to 30 days before the start date: full refund minus a $200 cancellation fee.

  • If you cancel your registration for a course less than or equal to 10 days prior to the beginning of class, you forfeit 100% of the course fee. 


Tuition and Payment Schedule for 12-Week Intensives

Click here for all the details surrounding tuition for our longest courses.

Cancelling a Course

  • If we have to cancel a course we will fully refund your course fee.

  • We will confirm your class as soon as it reaches the minimum enrollment (usually 6-8 students).

  • If we do not see the minimum enrollment 45 days from the class start date, we will warn you at that time.

  • 30 days before class starts we will make a go/no-go decision and let you know.


How can I tell if a class is full?

  • Try to register for the class by clicking the Register link on the course description page. If the class is full, the system will offer a waitlist where you can add your name and email. If space is available you may register. To get on the waitlist for 12-week intensives within six months of class start, call 360-344-4455 and speak with our Registrar.

   
Explanation of Course Fees

  • We charge a materials fee for most classes; this covers the cost of the wood and the time it takes to prepare the kits. It may sometimes cover the cost of dust masks, abrasives, finishes, etc.

  • In some project classes, we will take a materials deposit since we can't accurately predict what the price of lumber will be when we begin to prepare the stock. We will notify you of the final materials cost approximately one month before the class.

  • In some classes, we offer an optional trip to to select and purchase your lumber at a local lumberyard where we’ve negotiated a student discount.


Non-Discrimination Policy

Consistent with its values and beliefs and in accord with the relevant federal and state statutes, the Port Townsend School of Woodworking does not discriminate in the acceptance of students, hiring of staff, or recruitment of members of the Board of Directors or other volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, or sexual orientation.