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Career path / Welding

Welding training by state.

Find programs with comparable federal cost and outcome data. Choose a state to see real providers, then inspect tuition, time, completion, and employment.

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261screened programs in this career
State comparisons
19
Nearby comparisons
30

Locations appear only when there are enough distinct reported programs to compare.

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Choose a state

State comparisons appear where at least three qualifying programs from two providers are available.

Alaska4 programsArkansas5 programsCalifornia10 programsColorado5 programsFlorida8 programsIndiana24 programsIowa9 programsLouisiana9 programsMaryland5 programsMichigan10 programsMinnesota41 programsNew Mexico10 programsNorth Carolina27 programsSouth Carolina5 programsSouth Dakota3 programsTennessee20 programsUtah5 programsWashington32 programsWisconsin11 programs

Additional programs

These states have too few qualifying programs for a separate comparison page, but you can inspect each reported program.

Alabama
Welding Technology - Certificate — George C Wallace Community College - Dothan
Arizona
Welding: Basic Certificate — Pima Community CollegeWelding: Fabrication Certificate — Pima Community College
Connecticut
Manufacturing Pipeline - Introduction to Welding — Three Rivers Community CollegeGas Metal Arc Welding Certificate (GMAW) MIG — Naugatuck Valley Community College
Georgia
Welding and Joining Technology (WAJ2) Diploma — GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Illinois
Welding — Midwest Technical Institute
Kentucky
Basic (gmaw) Mig Welding (3212 Louisville) — Knight School Of WeldingBasic (gtaw) Tig Welding (3211 Louisville) — Knight School Of Welding
Maine
Welding MIG (GMAW) — Mid-Coast School of TechnologyWeldingTIG (GTAW) — Mid-Coast School of Technology
Missouri
Master Pipe Welding And Fitting Course — Missouri Welding Institute, Inc
Nebraska
Basic Welding - Certificate — Southeast Community CollegeWelding - Diploma — Northeast Community College
Nevada
Welding — Charter College
Pennsylvania
Welding Technology - WA — PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Puerto Rico
Basic Welding — Colegio Mayor de TecnologiaStructural, Industrial and Pipe Welding — Central Community College

Start with a city

These city views have larger screened sets. Each compares programs within 30 straight-line miles of the named city.

MinnesotaWelding near Minneapolis13 reported programs to compareWashingtonWelding near Seattle11 reported programs to compareNorth CarolinaWelding near Salisbury7 reported programs to compareIndianaWelding near Fort Wayne5 reported programs to compareCaliforniaWelding near Los Angeles4 reported programs to compareMichiganWelding near Dearborn4 reported programs to compare

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