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Welding programs in Iowa on the federal training list, by published cost
59 programs in Iowa’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $0 to $23,721; 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 | Maintenance RAP: Welder Arc | Eastern Iowa Community College District | 200 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $11 | Welding - Diploma | EICCD - SCC | 32 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $11 | Welding - Associates of Applied Science | EICCD - SCC | 72 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $11 | General Maintenance Welding Certificate | EICCD - SCC | 24 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $11 | Production Welding - Certificate | EICCD - Clinton CC Manufacturing Tech Ctr | 24 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $11 | Structural Welding | EICCD - SCC - Blong Center | 32 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $11 | Basic Welding - Certificate | EICCD- Muscatine Community College | 24 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $11 | AAS/Welding | Southeastern Community College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $900 | Fabrication Math & Blueprint Reading | Kirkwood Community College | 13 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $1,220 | MIG Welding | Southwestern Community College | 4 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $1,220 | TIG Welding | Southwestern Community College | 4 wk · 32 hrs | 35 | 89% | 72% | $13,901 |
| 12 | $1,495 | Production Welding | North Iowa Area Community College | 6 wk · 10 hrs | 98 | 64% | 75% | $4,778 |
| 13 | $1,537 | CE Basic Welding Series | Iowa Lakes Community College | 6 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $1,975 | Ready for Work Production Welding 3110017 (Continuing Education) | Eastern Iowa Community Colleges | 12 wk · 19 hrs | 30 | 30% | 86% | $20,170 |
| 15 | $2,089 | Welding (Basic) *WLDB.CPC | Northeast Iowa Community College | 16 wk · 7 hrs | 47 | 47% | 50% | $13,884 |
| 16 | $2,309 | Welding, Production MIG Welding | Des Moines Area Community College | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 947 | 56% | 68% | $8,536 |
| 17 | $2,399 | Production Welding | Iowa Central Community College | 8 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $2,436 | Advanced Manufacturing Welding Processes Certificate | Southeastern Community College | 12 wk · 16 hrs | 112 | 81% | 61% | $7,035 |
| 19 | $2,500 | Gas Metal Arc Welding Short Circuit Transfer | Kirkwood Community College | 38 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $2,675 | Production Welding Certificate | Southeastern Community College | 13 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $3,299 | Welding (GMAW) *WLDG.CPC | Northeast Iowa Community College | 16 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $3,392 | Advanced Welding Processes Certificate | Southeastern Community College | 12 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $3,727 | Qualified Welder - Certificate | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 18 wk · 10 hrs | 40 | 60% | — | — |
| 24 | $3,933 | Basic Welding Process Certificate | Southeastern Community College | 12 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $4,000 | Carbon stick pipe welding course | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 3 wk · 27 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $4,000 | Stainless structural TIG welding course | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $4,000 | Structural stick welding course Groove welds | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 3 wk · 27 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $4,000 | Structural MIG welding course | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 3 wk · 27 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $4,000 | Carbon TIG pipe welding course | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $4,000 | Stainless structural stick welding course | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $4,000 | Stainless TIG pipe welding course | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $4,000 | Structural stick welding course Fillet welds | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 3 wk · 27 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $4,155 | Production Welding Certificate | Hawkeye Community College | 9 wk · 24 hrs | 252 | 44% | 74% | $10,128 |
| 34 | $4,200 | Welding Certificate | Iowa Western Community College | 16 wk · 24 hrs | 45 | 60% | 76% | $7,637 |
| 35 | $4,257 | Qualified Welding - Certificate | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 16 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $4,281 | Welding - Certificate | Iowa Western Community College | 16 wk · 23 hrs | 210 | 43% | 11% | $5,807 |
| 37 | $4,300 | Structural Welding Certificate Program | Indian Hills Community College | 8 wk · 6 hrs | 134 | 58% | 52% | $7,890 |
| 38 | $4,608 | Production Welding - Certificate; AWS and ASME certifications | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 18 wk · 40 hrs | 40 | 70% | 9% | $5,827 |
| 39 | $4,685 | Production Welding - Certificate | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 16 wk · 26 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $4,700 | Manufacturing Welding Certificate Program | Kirkwood Community College | 13 wk · 16 hrs | 64 | — | 69% | $7,317 |
| 41 | $4,923 | Welding | Eastern Iowa Community Colleges | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 106 | 11% | 37% | $8,341 |
| 42 | $5,400 | GMAW/FCAW (Structural/Plate) Welding Certificate Program | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 8 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $6,975 | Welding Certificate Program | Indian Hills Community College | 8 wk · 18 hrs | 49 | 55% | 90% | $10,051 |
| 44 | $7,105 | Welding Diploma | Southeastern Community College | 32 wk · 29 hrs | 77 | 39% | 93% | $7,202 |
| 45 | $7,214 | Industrial Welding - Diploma | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 35 wk · 40 hrs | 53 | 45% | — | — |
| 46 | $7,800 | Welding Diploma | Des Moines Area Community College | 42 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $7,952 | Industrial Welding - Diploma | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 32 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $8,597 | SMAW (Stick) Pipe Welding Certificate Program | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 12 wk · 27 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $9,195 | Welding Technology/Welder (MVWEL) CIP: 480508.0100 ITSO: 03.03.11.03 | Iowa Valley Community College District | 16 wk · 35 hrs | 119 | 73% | 58% | $8,582 |
| 50 | $9,921 | Welding Technology | Iowa Central Community College | 30 wk · 25 hrs | 287 | 56% | 57% | $9,558 |
| 51 | $10,165 | GTAW (TIG) Pipe Welding Certificate Program | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 16 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | $10,330 | Welding | Iowa Lakes Community College | 32 wk · 38 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | $11,033 | Welding Diploma | North Iowa Area Community College | 30 wk · 28 hrs | 130 | 95% | 59% | $8,601 |
| 54 | $13,495 | Welding AAS | Southeastern Community College | 16 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | $15,241 | Welding Technology - Associate of Applied Science and Certifications | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 60 | 20% | 6% | $5,827 |
| 56 | $17,655 | GTAW/SMAW (Combination) Pipe Welding Certificate Program | Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy | 28 wk · 26 hrs | 5 | 80% | 80% | $9,984 |
| 57 | $17,690 | Welding Technology - AAS | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 64 wk · 26 hrs | 192 | 58% | 76% | $8,168 |
| 58 | $22,340 | Advanced Welding Technologies | Kirkwood Community College | 72 wk · 20 hrs | 199 | 66% | 59% | $10,768 |
| 59 | $23,721 | Welding Technology, A.A.S. | Indian Hills Community College | 84 wk · 12 hrs | 238 | 82% | 54% | $10,098 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,103 programs for Iowa 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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