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Welding programs in Arkansas on the federal training list, by published cost
55 programs in Arkansas’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $0 to $24,218; 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 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder | NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FOUNDATION (NATF) - Arkadelphia | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | Certificate of Proficiency in Welding | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - RICH MOUNTAIN (UACCRM) | 32 wk · 14 hrs | 44 | 91% | 64% | $3,823 |
| 3 | $0 | REMOVED - Welders Cutters and Welder Fitters | Arkansas Tech University (ATU) | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $0 | Welding | NORTHWEST Technical Institute (NWTI) | competency-based | 165 | 95% | 82% | $8,604 |
| 5 | $1,993 | Welding - CP | EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (EACC) | 15 wk · 9 hrs | 35 | 97% | 58% | $4,425 |
| 6 | $2,039 | CP - Tungsten Inert Gas Welding (TIG) | ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE (ANC) - BLYTHEVILLE | 17 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $2,070 | Certification Welding (Certificate of Proficiency) | NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE - NAC (NORTH CAMPUS AND SOUTH CAMPUS) | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $2,261 | Basic Welding - CP | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - HOPE/TEXARKANA(UAHT) | competency-based | 129 | 81% | 47% | $4,628 |
| 9 | $2,340 | Manufacturing Welding | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUN) - NEWPORT | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 17 | 100% | 83% | $7,207 |
| 10 | $2,402 | Certificate of Proficiency Welding | Univ of Arkansas Community College - Batesville (UACCB) | competency-based | 88 | 85% | 76% | $7,066 |
| 11 | $2,425 | Welding CP | UNIVERSITY of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) | competency-based | 147 | 98% | 44% | $5,780 |
| 12 | $2,440 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) (Cert of Proficiency) | NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE - NAC (NORTH CAMPUS AND SOUTH CAMPUS) | competency-based | 47 | 85% | 49% | $5,858 |
| 13 | $2,440 | Welding Application & Procedures (Cert of Proficiency) | NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE - NAC (NORTH CAMPUS AND SOUTH CAMPUS) | competency-based | 122 | 91% | 50% | $7,213 |
| 14 | $2,442 | Welding- CP | ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE (ANC) - BLYTHEVILLE | 17 wk · 16 hrs | 127 | 39% | 60% | $6,209 |
| 15 | $2,465 | Welding Technology | Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Tech | 45 wk · 9 hrs | 30 | 100% | 9% | $14,236 |
| 16 | $2,850 | Welding Technology Certificate of Proficiency | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUB) - BEEBE | competency-based | 134 | 40% | 65% | $4,607 |
| 17 | $2,850 | Construction Welding - CP | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - HOPE/TEXARKANA(UAHT) | competency-based | 80 | 84% | 51% | $5,781 |
| 18 | $2,856 | Associate of Applied Science Advanced Manufacturing-Welding | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - RICH MOUNTAIN (UACCRM) | competency-based | 10 | 30% | 42% | $5,470 |
| 19 | $2,856 | Technical Certificate in Welding | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - RICH MOUNTAIN (UACCRM) | 2 wk · 30 hrs | 18 | 78% | 59% | $5,238 |
| 20 | $3,343 | Pipe Welding - CP | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERITY (ASU) - THREE RIVERS (FMRLY COLLEGE OF OUACHITAS) | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 71 | 30% | 65% | $5,001 |
| 21 | $3,343 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding - CP | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERITY (ASU) - THREE RIVERS (FMRLY COLLEGE OF OUACHITAS) | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 92 | 46% | 64% | $6,090 |
| 22 | $3,343 | Gas Metal Arc Welding | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERITY (ASU) - THREE RIVERS (FMRLY COLLEGE OF OUACHITAS) | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 91 | 45% | 67% | $7,775 |
| 23 | $3,343 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERITY (ASU) - THREE RIVERS (FMRLY COLLEGE OF OUACHITAS) | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 82 | 39% | 61% | $5,001 |
| 24 | $3,775 | Structural Welding | THE ACADEMY OF GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 95 | 74% | 47% | $9,360 |
| 25 | $3,775 | Structural Welding | The Academy - NWA | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 33 | 73% | — | — |
| 26 | $4,000 | Welding Technology | OZARKA COLLEGE | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $4,032 | REMOVED - Welding CP Piggott | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 35 | 100% | 56% | $4,255 |
| 28 | $4,092 | Welding CP | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 131 | 85% | 56% | $4,781 |
| 29 | $4,500 | Introduction To Welding | Ozark Welding Institute | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $4,560 | Technical Certificate Welding Technology | Univ of Arkansas Community College - Batesville (UACCB) | competency-based | 55 | 69% | 77% | $2,966 |
| 31 | $5,724 | Welding | PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNIV OF AR (PCCUA) | competency-based | 103 | 42% | 70% | $6,871 |
| 32 | $5,870 | Welding - TC | EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (EACC) | competency-based | 74 | 50% | 51% | $3,909 |
| 33 | $5,987 | Welding (Technical Certificate) | NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE - NAC (NORTH CAMPUS AND SOUTH CAMPUS) | competency-based | 87 | 34% | 36% | $7,982 |
| 34 | $6,000 | Welding Technology/Welder | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUN) - NEWPORT | 32 wk · 30 hrs | 81 | 25% | 75% | $6,926 |
| 35 | $6,165 | Welding Technology - TC | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - HOPE/TEXARKANA(UAHT) | competency-based | 68 | 44% | 55% | $7,331 |
| 36 | $6,212 | Welding TC | ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE (ANC) - BLYTHEVILLE | 34 wk · 31 hrs | 53 | 58% | 68% | $8,459 |
| 37 | $7,869 | GMAW/FCAW | American Welding Laboratories | competency-based | 83 | 100% | 52% | $9,028 |
| 38 | $7,900 | Welding Technology - TC | SOUTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE (SAC) | 30 wk · 35 hrs | 40 | 55% | 63% | $6,692 |
| 39 | $8,000 | Welding Technology | OZARKA COLLEGE | competency-based | 91 | 63% | 62% | $6,000 |
| 40 | $8,217 | SMAW | American Welding Laboratories | competency-based | 58 | 81% | 84% | $6,977 |
| 41 | $8,546 | GTAW | American Welding Laboratories | competency-based | 39 | 92% | 87% | $8,427 |
| 42 | $9,210 | REMOVED - Welding TC | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | 32 wk · 30 hrs | 19 | 58% | 76% | $6,744 |
| 43 | $9,360 | Welding TC | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | 32 wk · 30 hrs | 92 | 62% | 61% | $6,532 |
| 44 | $9,655 | Welding Technology Technical Certificate | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUB) - BEEBE | competency-based | 107 | 22% | 65% | $6,936 |
| 45 | $11,059 | Welding Technology | Arkansas Tech University (ATU) | competency-based | 224 | 42% | 66% | $7,271 |
| 46 | $12,098 | Associate of Applied Science in Welding | Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) | competency-based | 66 | 27% | 74% | $7,284 |
| 47 | $12,330 | Welding | Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Tech | 30 wk · 30 hrs | 111 | 92% | 65% | $10,974 |
| 48 | $14,695 | REMOVED - Welding Technology AAS | UNIVERSITY of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) | competency-based | 146 | 80% | 54% | $9,420 |
| 49 | $15,130 | Welding Technology (TC) | NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE (NPC) | 48 wk · 15 hrs | 74 | 46% | 62% | $9,458 |
| 50 | $15,439 | REMOVED - Advanced Structural Welding | American Welding Laboratories | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $16,810 | Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUB) - BEEBE | competency-based | 98 | 14% | 60% | $6,301 |
| 52 | $17,370 | Welding Technology - AAS | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERITY (ASU) - THREE RIVERS (FMRLY COLLEGE OF OUACHITAS) | 64 wk · 16 hrs | 173 | 14% | 61% | $6,640 |
| 53 | $19,494 | Welding Technology GT | Arkansas Tech University (ATU) | competency-based | 225 | 33% | 63% | $6,913 |
| 54 | $23,100 | Elite Pipe Welding Program | Arkansas Elite Welding Academy | 19 wk · 40 hrs | 39 | 44% | — | — |
| 55 | $24,218 | Combo Pipe | American Welding Laboratories | competency-based | 11 | 73% | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (961 programs for Arkansas 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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