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Welding programs in Kentucky on the federal training list, by published cost
28 programs in Kentucky’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $0 to $15,024; 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. | Kentucky Welding Institute | competency-based | 228 | 80% | 52% | $10,710 |
| 2 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Gateway Community and Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Hazard Community and Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Somerset Community College | competency-based | 40 | 78% | 36% | $10,114 |
| 5 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Knight School of Welding | competency-based | 29 | 100% | 74% | $8,017 |
| 6 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Madisonville Community College | competency-based | 45 | 100% | 65% | $9,683 |
| 7 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Southeast KY Community and Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Morehead State University | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Owensboro Community and Technical College | competency-based | 19 | 89% | 79% | $7,452 |
| 10 | $0 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Appalachian Tank Inc. | competency-based | 18 | 83% | 80% | $9,423 |
| 11 | $1,499 | Welding Technology/Welder. | JCPS Louisville Learns | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $1,750 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Corbin Area Technology Center | 260 wk · 40 hrs | 18 | 89% | 83% | $10,334 |
| 13 | $2,000 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Whitley County School District | 260 wk · 40 hrs | 16 | 75% | 82% | $6,662 |
| 14 | $3,375 | Basic (gtaw) Tig Welding (3211 Louisville) | Knight School Of Welding | 4 wk · 22 hrs | 13 | 100% | 67% | $10,100 |
| 15 | $3,375 | Basic (smaw) Stick Welding (3213 Louisville) | Knight School Of Welding | 4 wk · 22 hrs | 10 | 100% | 43% | $9,639 |
| 16 | $4,100 | Basic (gmaw) Mig Welding (3212 Louisville) | Knight School Of Welding | 4 wk · 22 hrs | 81 | 98% | 73% | $8,720 |
| 17 | $4,200 | 6g Pipe Welding Uphill (3236 Louisville) | Knight School Of Welding | 5 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $4,500 | Tig (gtaw) Stainless Pipe 2 4 (10002528 Louisville) | Knight School Of Welding | 5 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $4,720 | Welding | Enzweiler Building Institute | 104 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $5,392 | Welding Technology | Kentucky Community & Technical College System | 104 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $10,356 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Ashland Community and Technical College | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $10,586 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Maysville CTC | 1 wk · 40 hrs | 18 | 72% | 72% | $9,186 |
| 23 | $11,560 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Big Sandy Community and Technical College | 260 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $11,852 | Welding Technology/Welder. | JCTC | 1 wk · 40 hrs | 8 | 75% | 75% | $7,422 |
| 25 | $12,525 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | 90 | 22% | 69% | $7,311 |
| 26 | $13,250 | Welding Technology/Welder. | West Kentucky Community and Technical College | 260 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $13,420 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Campbellsville University | 260 wk · 40 hrs | 19 | — | 58% | $7,332 |
| 28 | $15,024 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,240 programs for Kentucky 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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