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Welding programs in Mississippi on the federal training list, by published cost
65 programs in Mississippi’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $0 to $19,011; 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 NCCER APPRENTICESHIP LEVELS 1 - 4 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College RA - Halter Marine | 144 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | WELDING - FLEX CORE/METAL ARC - GAS | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College RA - Halter Marine | 156 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $150 | WELDING BASIC | Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus | 15 wk · 22 hrs | 27 | 100% | 70% | $7,442 |
| 4 | $175 | WELDING BASIC | Holmes Community College - Goodman / Main Campus | 5 wk · 6 hrs | 79 | 100% | 86% | $7,854 |
| 5 | $175 | WELDING BASIC | Holmes Community College - Kosciusko | 5 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $250 | WELDING BASIC | Mississippi Construction Education Foundation Gulfport | 35 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $300 | WELDER (FITTER) | Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus | 26 wk · 12 hrs | 27 | 100% | 70% | $7,442 |
| 8 | $495 | SHORT TERM WELDING TRAINING | Itawamba Community College - Belden Center | 5 wk · 6 hrs | 3 | 100% | 75% | $8,280 |
| 9 | $675 | WELDING NCCER APPRENTICESHIP LEVELS 1 - 4 | Ingalls Shipbuilding | 148 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $725 | WELDING BASIC | East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew | 5 wk · 8 hrs | 163 | 99% | 80% | $8,272 |
| 11 | $900 | WELDING - CAREER CERTIFICATE | Mississippi Delta Community College - Capps Center Indianola | 10 wk · 12 hrs | 15 | 100% | 82% | $9,802 |
| 12 | $1,050 | WELDING 18 WEEK COURSE | Jones County Junior College - Ellisville | 18 wk · 26 hrs | 130 | 100% | 78% | $8,096 |
| 13 | $1,250 | PIPEFITTING | Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Simpson County | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $1,250 | PIPEFITTING | Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Natchez | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $1,250 | PIPEFITTING | Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Wesson | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $1,830 | SHORT TERM WELDING TRAINING | Northeast Mississippi Community College - Booneville | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $1,830 | SHORT TERM WELDING TRAINING | Northeast Mississippi Community College - New Albany | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $1,830 | SHORT TERM WELDING TRAINING | Northeast Mississippi Community College - Tippah Career and Technology Ctr. | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $1,950 | WELDING BASIC | Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Simpson County | 35 wk · 16 hrs | 34 | 100% | 79% | $7,673 |
| 20 | $1,950 | WELDING BASIC | Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Wesson | 28 wk · 20 hrs | 61 | 100% | 89% | $10,534 |
| 21 | $2,250 | WELDING - CAREER CERTIFICATE | Coahoma Community College - Tunica | 15 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $3,240 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | Holmes Community College - Kosciusko | 32 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $4,000 | WELDING NCCER APPRENTICESHIP LEVELS 1 - 4 | Gulfship LLC | 156 wk · 2 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $4,020 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | Holmes Community College - Goodman / Main Campus | 32 wk · 32 hrs | 80 | 100% | 86% | $7,850 |
| 25 | $4,020 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | Holmes Community College - Ridgeland | 15 wk · 32 hrs | 54 | 100% | 82% | $7,170 |
| 26 | $4,100 | WELDING - TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE | Itawamba Community College - Belden Center | 30 wk · 19 hrs | 3 | 100% | 75% | $8,280 |
| 27 | $4,575 | WELDING - CAREER CERTIFICATE | Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus | 30 wk · 47 hrs | 9 | 100% | 92% | $5,816 |
| 28 | $4,575 | WELDING & CUTTING | Hinds Community College - Rankin County | 30 wk · 25 hrs | 11 | 100% | 92% | $8,100 |
| 29 | $4,575 | WELDING & CUTTING | Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus | 30 wk · 28 hrs | 48 | 100% | 77% | $6,395 |
| 30 | $4,575 | WELDING & CUTTING | Hinds Community College - Utica | 30 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $4,575 | WELDING & CUTTING | Hinds Community College - Vicksburg | 60 wk · 28 hrs | 19 | 100% | 95% | $8,711 |
| 32 | $4,840 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Simpson County | 32 wk · 44 hrs | 33 | 100% | 82% | $7,673 |
| 33 | $4,840 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Wesson | 32 wk · 44 hrs | 45 | 100% | 88% | $10,534 |
| 34 | $4,984 | WELDING & CUTTING | Southwest Mississippi Community College - Summit | 32 wk · 38 hrs | 49 | 100% | 73% | $8,003 |
| 35 | $5,140 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Natchez | 32 wk · 44 hrs | 50 | 100% | 79% | $5,661 |
| 36 | $5,950 | WELDING & CUTTING | Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus | 15 wk · 38 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $6,590 | WELDING - TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE | Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus | 45 wk · 28 hrs | 8 | 100% | 91% | $5,876 |
| 38 | $6,590 | WELDING - TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE | Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus | 45 wk · 28 hrs | 48 | 100% | 77% | $6,395 |
| 39 | $6,930 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | East Central Community College - Decatur | 30 wk · 25 hrs | 45 | 100% | 69% | $8,684 |
| 40 | $6,956 | WELDING - CAREER CERTIFICATE | Meridian Community College - Meridian | 30 wk · 28 hrs | 93 | 100% | 82% | $7,887 |
| 41 | $6,996 | Welding and Cutting Technology-Career Certificate | Meridian Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $7,200 | WELDING & CUTTING | Pearl River Community College - Hancock Center | 48 wk · 28 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $7,500 | WELDING & CUTTING | Northwest Mississippi Community College - Senatobia | 32 wk · 30 hrs | 103 | 99% | 73% | $7,735 |
| 44 | $7,980 | WELDING & CUTTING | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - George County Center | 63 wk · 25 hrs | 30 | 100% | 55% | $9,488 |
| 45 | $7,980 | WELDING & CUTTING | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Perkinston (Main) Campus | 63 wk · 25 hrs | 56 | 100% | 81% | $8,760 |
| 46 | $8,080 | WELDING & CUTTING | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus | 63 wk · 25 hrs | 27 | 96% | 74% | $10,829 |
| 47 | $8,080 | WELDING & CUTTING | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - West Harrison Center | 63 wk · 25 hrs | 17 | 94% | 89% | $7,907 |
| 48 | $8,800 | WELDER - ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus | 60 wk · 16 hrs | 48 | 100% | 77% | $6,395 |
| 49 | $9,075 | WELDER - ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus | 60 wk · 16 hrs | 8 | 100% | 91% | $5,876 |
| 50 | $9,075 | WELDER - ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Hinds Community College - Rankin County | 60 wk · 16 hrs | 11 | 100% | 92% | $8,100 |
| 51 | $9,075 | WELDER - ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Hinds Community College - Utica | 60 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | $9,075 | WELDER - ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Hinds Community College - Vicksburg | 60 wk · 16 hrs | 20 | 100% | 95% | $8,711 |
| 53 | $9,770 | WELDER - ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Pearl River Community College - Hattiesburg | 64 wk · 48 hrs | 17 | 100% | 88% | $9,416 |
| 54 | $9,790 | WELDING & CUTTING | Jones County Junior College - Ellisville | 60 wk · 33 hrs | 129 | 100% | 77% | $8,020 |
| 55 | $9,820 | WELDER - ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Pearl River Community College - Poplarville | 64 wk · 48 hrs | 56 | 100% | 63% | $10,611 |
| 56 | $9,990 | WELDING & CUTTING | JCJC Jasper County Center | 60 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $9,990 | WELDING & CUTTING | Jones County Junior College - Greene County Center | 60 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | $9,990 | WELDING & CUTTING | JCJC Clarke County Center | 60 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | $10,050 | Welding and Cutting Technology - Technical Certificate | Meridian Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $10,060 | WELDER - ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Southwest Mississippi Community College - Summit | 64 wk · 38 hrs | 49 | 100% | 73% | $8,003 |
| 61 | $10,333 | WELDING NCCER APPRENTICESHIP LEVELS 1 - 4 | Mississippi State Penitentiary | 150 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | $10,333 | WELDING NCCER APPRENTICESHIP LEVELS 1 - 4 | Central Mississippi Correctional Facility | 150 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $16,555 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | Delta Technical College | 30 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 64 | $16,555 | WELDING BRAZING AND SOLDERING | Delta Technical College | 30 wk · 24 hrs | 200 | 50% | 72% | $6,536 |
| 65 | $19,011 | WELDING/PIPEFITTING | Delta Technical College | 40 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (877 programs for Mississippi 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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