A locksmith repairs, installs and creates locks and keys for residences, businesses and automobiles. Unless they are apprenticing with a professional locksmith, those interested in becoming locksmiths generally need to complete courses that will prepare them for this career. Continue reading to find out which colleges offer locksmithing courses online or through distance learning programs.
Online Locksmithing Courses
It is somewhat difficult to locate colleges and universities in the United States that offer either live or online locksmithing courses. There are currently no not-for-profit colleges or universities that offer distance learning or online locksmithing courses. The schools named in the following list are accredited for-profit institutions offering locksmithing courses online or via distance learning:
- Penn Foster Career School
- Ashworth College
<h3 id="section---ImportantFactsAboutThisFieldOfStudy">Important Facts About This Field of Study</h3><p></p><table border="1"><tr><td>Programs</td><td> Online coursework may be part of a formal locksmith diploma program</td></tr>
<tr><td>Common Courses</td><td> Master Keying and Security, Lock Designs and Mechanisms, Combination Locks, Key Duplication, Locksmithing Law and Ethics</td></tr>
<tr><td>Continuing Education</td><td> May be required in states that license locksmiths</td></tr>
<tr><td>Possible Careers</td><td> Commercial locksmith, safe repairer, manufacturer's representative</td></tr>
<tr><td> Median Salary (2021) </td><td> $46,910 (<i>for locksmiths and safe repairers</i>)*</td></tr>
<tr><td> Job Outlook (2021-2031)</td><td> -15% (<i>for locksmiths and safe repairers</i>)*</td></tr>
</table><p><i>Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics</i>
</p><h3 id="section---PennFosterCareerSchool">Penn Foster Career School</h3><p>Penn Foster Career School, which is both regionally and nationally accredited, offers distance learning locksmithing courses that address lock mechanisms, security systems, electronic locks and key identification. This locksmithing program consists of six instruction sets. In addition to textbooks and other class materials, locksmithing tools, locks and key making equipment are supplied to students when they enroll in this program.
</p><h3 id="section---AshworthCollege">Ashworth College</h3><p>A lesson book, customized learning guides and locksmithing tools will be supplied if you enroll in distance learning locksmithing courses at Ashworth College. This program contains five instruction sets covering types of locks and keys, alarms, automotive locksmithing, residential and business locksmithing, key machines and the basics of running a locksmithing business. The program at Ashworth College includes the Associated Locksmiths of America Fundamentals Locksmith exam, taken via webcam after the completion of the five instruction sets. You'll also receive a key-making machine as a graduation gift from the college.</p>
