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Welding programs in Alabama on the federal training list, by published cost
42 programs in Alabama’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $3,025 to $16,622; 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 | $3,025 | Welding Technology Fast Track Program | Lawson State Community College | 6 wk · 15 hrs | 26 | 100% | — | — |
| 2 | $3,200 | Short-term Welding | Wallace Community College - Selma | competency-based | 15 | 100% | — | — |
| 3 | $3,210 | Welding Short Term Certificate | Northeast Alabama Community College | competency-based | 46 | 98% | — | — |
| 4 | $3,500 | 20 Week Welding Certificate | Central Alabama Community College | 20 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $3,500 | Industrial Welding | George C. Wallace Community College | competency-based | 114 | 43% | 4% | $6,228 |
| 6 | $3,500 | Basic Mig Welding | George C. Wallace Community College | competency-based | 37 | 86% | — | — |
| 7 | $3,500 | Industrial Welding - Certificate | George C Wallace Community College - Dothan | 12 wk · 12 hrs | 31 | 94% | 81% | $8,988 |
| 8 | $3,500 | Welding (Skills Training) Certificate | Gadsden State Community College | competency-based | 22 | 59% | 36% | $7,330 |
| 9 | $3,560 | Welding Certificate | Chattahoochee Valley State Community College | competency-based | 115 | 77% | — | — |
| 10 | $3,755 | Welding Technology (WDT) Short Term Stackable Certificate Pipe Welding - Summer | Bevill State Community College | competency-based | 36 | 100% | — | — |
| 11 | $3,755 | Welding Technology (WDT) Short Term Stackable Certificate Gas Metal Arc -Spring | Bevill State Community College | competency-based | 37 | 100% | — | — |
| 12 | $3,755 | Welding Technology (WDT) Short Term Stackable Shielded Metal - Fall | Bevill State Community College | competency-based | 23 | 100% | — | — |
| 13 | $4,704 | Consumable ARC Welding Processes | LBW | 32 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $5,185 | Welding Technology (STC) | George C. Wallace Community College | 30 wk · 23 hrs | 29 | 62% | — | — |
| 15 | $5,422 | Welding Technology Short Certificate | Reid State Technical College | competency-based | 11 | 100% | — | — |
| 16 | $5,736 | Basic Plate Welding - STC | Coastal Alabama Community College | competency-based | 67 | 60% | — | — |
| 17 | $5,836 | Pipe Welding - 27 hour | Coastal Alabama Community College | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 27 | 56% | — | — |
| 18 | $6,898 | Welding Technology Certificate | Lawson State Community College | competency-based | 64 | 86% | — | — |
| 19 | $7,000 | Welding Technology | Coastal Alabama Community College-Is | 64 wk · 36 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $7,353 | Welding Technology Short Certificate | Gadsden State Community College | competency-based | 350 | 36% | — | — |
| 21 | $9,000 | Welding Level 1 & 2 | Global Tech Institute, LLC | competency-based | 18 | 100% | 100% | $8,155 |
| 22 | $10,000 | Pipe Welding | Global Tech Institute, LLC | 38 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $10,523 | Welding Technology | Bevill State Community College | 64 wk · 22 hrs | 24 | 96% | — | — |
| 24 | $10,820 | Welding Technology Certificate | George C. Wallace Community College | 60 wk · 22 hrs | 209 | 42% | 3% | $4,192 |
| 25 | $10,898 | Welder / Welding Technologist | Wallace Community College - Selma | competency-based | 195 | 50% | 13% | $4,168 |
| 26 | $10,901 | Welding Technology Certificate | Reid State Technical College | 71 wk · 47 hrs | 88 | 63% | 3% | $9,680 |
| 27 | $11,440 | Welding | LBW | 58 wk · 30 hrs | 94 | 35% | 4% | $8,013 |
| 28 | $11,606 | Welding Technology - Certificate | George C Wallace Community College - Dothan | 60 wk · 30 hrs | 164 | 51% | 72% | $13,515 |
| 29 | $11,895 | Automotive/Advanced Manufacturing-WELDING (AAS DEGREE) | Trenholm State Community College | competency-based | 34 | 88% | 15% | $7,561 |
| 30 | $12,221 | Welding Technology Long Certificate | Lawson State Community College | competency-based | 64 | 61% | — | — |
| 31 | $12,536 | Applied Technology: Welding | Chattahoochee Valley State Community College | 90 wk · 10 hrs | 50 | 70% | — | — |
| 32 | $12,875 | Welding AAS | Bevill State Community College | competency-based | 56 | 80% | 9% | $8,704 |
| 33 | $12,948 | Welding Technology | Coastal Alabama Community College | competency-based | 75 | 44% | 21% | $7,710 |
| 34 | $13,156 | Manufacturing & Technology- Welding Technology | Jefferson State Community College | 104 wk · 36 hrs | 146 | 99% | 3% | $6,995 |
| 35 | $13,329 | Welding - GTA AAS | Wallace State Community College - Hanceville | competency-based | 46 | 35% | — | — |
| 36 | $14,072 | Advanced Manufacturing concentration Welding | Southern Union Community College | 74 wk · 5 hrs | 44 | 55% | — | — |
| 37 | $14,710 | Industrial Systems Technology - Welding | Northeast Alabama Community College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | 33 | 94% | — | — |
| 38 | $14,881 | Welding - AOT Degree | Northwest Shoals Community College | competency-based | 7 | 86% | 100% | $6,361 |
| 39 | $15,520 | Welding | Central Alabama Community College | competency-based | 83 | 51% | 5% | $10,275 |
| 40 | $16,103 | Welding Technology Degree | Lawson State Community College | 104 wk · 12 hrs | 48 | 77% | 12% | $8,762 |
| 41 | $16,570 | Welding Manufacturing & Fabrication | Calhoun Community College | competency-based | 20 | 60% | 15% | $11,346 |
| 42 | $16,622 | Welding | Bishop State Community College | competency-based | 4 | 75% | 86% | $7,471 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (449 programs for Alabama 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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