Find an accredited trade school or technical college near you with welding certificate, diploma, and welding technology associate’s degree programs. A welding program will prepare you for a high paying skilled trade career in a short amount of time.
Use the application to connect with a welding training program near you.
Welding Trade Schools
Listed partner trade schools and technical colleges are accredited and offer financial aid assistance to those students who qualify.
- All State Career School
- Arizona Automotive Institute
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance
- Beal College
- Career College of Northern Nevada
- Centura College
- Delta Technical Institute
- ETI School of Skilled Trades
- Edge Tech Academy
- Fortis
- Institute of Technology
- Lincoln Technical Institute
- Midwest Technical Institute
- Southern Careers Institute
- South Texas Vocational Technical Institute
- Southern Technical College
- The Refrigeration School
- Tidewater Tech
- Tulsa Welding School – Tulsa, OK
- Tulsa Welding School and Technology Center – Houston, TX
- UEI College
Find Welding Programs Near You
Use the search application or click a state link to find your local welding program options.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington DC
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
How Long are Welder Training Programs?
- Trade school welder training programs take six months to 2 years and the credit hours generally total between 18-40 depending on your trade school program.
- A certificate of specialization will take between 3 months to 1 year.
- An associate degree in welding technology is generally 2 years going full time, or 60 to 80 credit hours.
Types of Courses in a Welding Program – A welding technology program will include courses like:
- Blueprint reading
- Metallurgy
- Mechanical drawing
- Shop math
- Chemistry
Welding Salary Information – “The median annual wage for welders was $42,490 per year in 2019. […] The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,470, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $64,240.”
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