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Welding programs in Alaska on the federal training list, by published cost
25 programs in Alaska’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $1,000 to $23,000; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Girls Who Weld | Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SD | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $1,000 | Introduction to Welding | Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SD | 1 wk · 40 hrs | 10 | 100% | — | — |
| 3 | $2,708 | Basic Welding (Cert) | University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) | 15 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $2,908 | Selected Topics: Advanced Welding (Cert) | University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) | 15 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $2,908 | Intermediate Welding (Cert) | University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) | 15 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $6,500 | WELD 100 Introduction to Welding and Fabrication | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 15 wk · 8 hrs | 15 | 93% | 60% | $6,331 |
| 7 | $7,125 | Welding (OEC) | University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) | 30 wk · 15 hrs | 18 | 56% | 57% | $13,342 |
| 8 | $7,875 | Advanced Welding (OEC) | University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) | 15 wk · 9 hrs | 4 | 75% | — | — |
| 9 | $8,000 | Aluminum Welding | Northern Industrial Training (NIT) - Palmer | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $8,500 | WELD 203 MIG Welding and Fabrication | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 17 | 88% | 76% | $6,961 |
| 11 | $8,500 | WELD 101 Welding Safety and Theory | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 31 | 94% | 61% | $5,173 |
| 12 | $8,500 | WELD 311 - Pipeline and Related Component Welding | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 17 | 100% | 94% | $17,231 |
| 13 | $8,500 | WELD 211 - Structural Welding and Fabrication Techniques | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $8,500 | WELD 102 Arc Welding and Basic Layout | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $8,500 | WELD 206 - Structural Tubing, Vertical, and Overhead Welding | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $9,000 | WELD 304 - Specialty Equipment Welding and Design | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 15 | 93% | 67% | $4,640 |
| 17 | $9,000 | WELD 212 - Marine Aluminum Welding and Fab. Tec. | Yuut Elitnaurviat | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 17 | 94% | 71% | $2,182 |
| 18 | $9,000 | Entry Level Welder (OEC) | University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF | 24 wk · 9 hrs | 13 | 100% | 76% | $12,082 |
| 19 | $10,000 | Pipe Welding | Northern Industrial Training (NIT) - Palmer | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 10 | 90% | 60% | $15,581 |
| 20 | $11,250 | Welding (CT1) | University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) | 30 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $11,500 | Structural Welding Level II | Northern Industrial Training (NIT) - Palmer | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 40 | 95% | 78% | $8,977 |
| 22 | $11,500 | Structural Welding - 8 Week | Northern Industrial Training (NIT) - Palmer | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 158 | 85% | 69% | $9,265 |
| 23 | $12,000 | Welding Technology (CT1) | University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 12 | 50% | 64% | $6,825 |
| 24 | $16,117 | Industrial Welding | AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center | 38 wk · 30 hrs | 70 | 94% | 88% | $11,039 |
| 25 | $23,000 | Ultimate Welding | Northern Industrial Training (NIT) - Palmer | 16 wk · 40 hrs | 31 | 94% | 64% | $12,713 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (676 programs for Alaska in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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