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Welding programs in North Carolina on the federal training list, by published cost
104 programs in North Carolina’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $0 to $22,115; 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 Level I Certificate C50420A | McDowell Technical Community College | 16 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | Welding Technology Level II Certificate C50420B | McDowell Technical Community College | 16 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $180 | Welding Academy (Level 2) | Cleveland Community College | 12 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $180 | Welding Academy (Level 3) GTAW (TIG) | Cleveland Community College | 12 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $180 | Welding Academy (Level 1) | Cleveland Community College | 12 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $180 | Welding Certificate - SMAW (stick), GMAW, MIG, GTAW (TIG) | MARTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 32 wk · 20 hrs | 115 | 17% | 19% | $5,934 |
| 7 | $181 | Welding (Basic Welding Certificate) | Wilkes Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 68 | 84% | 49% | $11,564 |
| 8 | $182 | MIG Welding Training Course | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 18 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $188 | Transition Tech. - Pipe/Structural Welding | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 15 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $190 | Introduction to Welding | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $196 | Welding Technology | Piedmont Community College | 16 wk · 9 hrs | 172 | 33% | 66% | $15,814 |
| 12 | $212 | Welding | Montgomery Community College | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 89 | 65% | 49% | $12,343 |
| 13 | $245 | Industrial Welding | Wilson Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 56 | 54% | 65% | $8,056 |
| 14 | $286 | Welding: MIG/Stick CE - Davidson | Davidson-Davie Community College | 15 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $286 | Welding: TIG CE - Davidson-Davie | Davidson-Davie Community College | 17 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $344 | Welding Technology | South Piedmont Community College | 32 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $400 | WD - Welding | Wake Technical Community College | 6 wk · 6 hrs | 60 | 7% | 45% | $8,409 |
| 18 | $411 | Welding Technology | Beaufort County Community College | 4 wk · 15 hrs | 76 | 17% | 63% | $13,486 |
| 19 | $474 | Welding II NCCER | Sandhills Community College | 38 wk · 6 hrs | 170 | 82% | 54% | $9,485 |
| 20 | $512 | Welding - Continuing Education | Brunswick Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $570 | Welding, Industrial | Forsyth Technical Community College | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 109 | 74% | 57% | $10,390 |
| 22 | $574 | Welding I | Sandhills Community College | 31 wk · 6 hrs | 170 | 82% | 54% | $9,485 |
| 23 | $599 | NCCER Welding Level 2 | Craven Community College | 16 wk · 28 hrs | 164 | 68% | 33% | $7,040 |
| 24 | $615 | Welding (Mig, Tig, Stick, and Pipefitting) | Cape Fear Community College | 16 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $616 | WLD-0131 GTAW (TIG) Plate Welding | PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $640 | Welding-MIG | Forsyth Technical Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $649 | NCCER Welding Level 1 | Craven Community College | 16 wk · 28 hrs | 164 | 68% | 33% | $7,040 |
| 28 | $670 | Welding Technology | Roanoke-Chowan Community College | 62 wk · 25 hrs | 19 | — | 33% | $2,656 |
| 29 | $680 | MIG Welding Certificate | Richmond Community College | 16 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $685 | Welding Technology, Basic TIG Certificate WED/CE | Lenoir Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $690 | Transition Tech. - Mobile Structural Welding | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 13 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $690 | Transition Tech Mobile Structural Pipe Welding | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 207 | 1% | 40% | $11,554 |
| 33 | $695 | Welding Technology, Basic, MIG, TIG, Stick/Pipe Certificate | Lenoir Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 17 | 53% | 72% | $6,610 |
| 34 | $696 | Welding Technology Con Ed | Coastal Carolina Community College | 16 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $732 | Welding General WFD/CE | Lenoir Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 11 | 27% | 63% | $10,816 |
| 36 | $847 | Welding to Work (WFD/CE) | Coastal Carolina Community College | 14 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $1,058 | NCCER Welding Level 1 & 2 Combo WFD/CE | Craven Community College | 22 wk · 28 hrs | 235 | 66% | 38% | $7,226 |
| 38 | $1,248 | Welding Technologies Degree | Forsyth Technical Community College | 41 wk · 30 hrs | 267 | 37% | 77% | $13,723 |
| 39 | $1,251 | Welding Technology Certificate | Rockingham Community College | 32 wk · 31 hrs | 43 | 28% | 50% | $8,706 |
| 40 | $1,292 | Basic Welding Certificate 1 | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $1,368 | Welding Technology (Certificate) | Forsyth Technical Community College | 40 wk · 18 hrs | 153 | 18% | 76% | $9,362 |
| 42 | $1,415 | Welder | Guilford Technical Community College | 17 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $1,443 | Welding Technology-Certificate | CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 32 wk · 18 hrs | 148 | 24% | 53% | $10,315 |
| 44 | $1,470 | Welding | Halifax Community College | 32 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $1,528 | Welding Technology | Johnston Community College | 60 wk · 12 hrs | 164 | 9% | 75% | $14,067 |
| 46 | $1,618 | Welding Technology - Certificate | Brunswick Community College | 18 wk · 18 hrs | 62 | 39% | 62% | $4,837 |
| 47 | $1,714 | Welding Technology Certificate | Surry Community College | 32 wk · 18 hrs | 250 | 16% | 44% | $11,101 |
| 48 | $1,747 | Welding Technology Certificate | Durham Technical Community College | 16 wk · 5 hrs | 153 | 14% | 70% | $11,109 |
| 49 | $1,747 | Welder | Durham Technical Community College | 40 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $1,846 | Welding Technology Basic Certificate | College of the Albemarle | 16 wk · 27 hrs | 25 | 32% | 60% | $4,783 |
| 51 | $1,950 | Welding Technology Certificate WFD/CE | Carteret Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 51 | 20% | 63% | $3,008 |
| 52 | $1,978 | Welding Technology (Certificates) | Davidson-Davie Community College | 8 wk · 16 hrs | 288 | 26% | 47% | $4,846 |
| 53 | $2,124 | Welding | Robeson Community College | 32 wk · 9 hrs | 49 | 78% | 59% | $9,233 |
| 54 | $2,235 | Welding Technology (C50420) Certificate | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 32 wk · 9 hrs | 76 | 20% | 66% | $4,221 |
| 55 | $2,295 | Welding Technology Advanced Certificate | College of the Albemarle | 16 wk · 36 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $2,321 | Welding Technology Certificate | ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 32 wk · 35 hrs | 166 | 9% | 60% | $8,814 |
| 57 | $2,385 | Welding Technology Certificate | Southeastern Community College | 48 wk · 6 hrs | 69 | — | 39% | $5,456 |
| 58 | $2,400 | Welding Technology - C50420 | Isothermal Community College | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 46 | — | 47% | $6,930 |
| 59 | $2,739 | Welding Technology - Level I Certificate (C50420A) | Gaston College | 16 wk · 26 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $2,812 | Welding Technology Diploma | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 48 wk · 40 hrs | 37 | 43% | 74% | $7,966 |
| 61 | $2,917 | Welding Diploma | Rockingham Community College | 40 wk · 37 hrs | 139 | 37% | 77% | $11,448 |
| 62 | $3,344 | Welding Technology (Diploma) | Forsyth Technical Community College | 52 wk · 44 hrs | 141 | 28% | 78% | $9,684 |
| 63 | $3,479 | Welding Technology - Fundamentals II Certificate (C50420B) | Gaston College | 32 wk · 20 hrs | 217 | 13% | 58% | $8,064 |
| 64 | $3,589 | Welding Technology - Diploma- D50420 | McDowell Technical Community College | 80 wk · 9 hrs | 30 | 53% | 71% | $11,350 |
| 65 | $3,960 | Welding Technology Diploma | Wilkes Community College | 40 wk · 12 hrs | 244 | 42% | 61% | $7,309 |
| 66 | $3,966 | Welding Technology Certificate with a Specialization in Entry-Level Welding Certificate - C50420-C2) | Central Piedmont Community College | 16 wk · 20 hrs | 57 | 32% | 66% | $7,372 |
| 67 | $4,012 | Welding Technology | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 48 wk · 13 hrs | 318 | 19% | 64% | $14,842 |
| 68 | $4,045 | Welding Technology Diploma | College of the Albemarle | 42 wk · 35 hrs | 339 | 37% | 64% | $7,737 |
| 69 | $4,050 | Welding Technology(diploma) | Davidson-Davie Community College | 40 wk · 21 hrs | 182 | 37% | 74% | $11,334 |
| 70 | $4,255 | Welding Technology Diploma | Surry Community College | 52 wk · 47 hrs | 89 | 45% | 73% | $12,469 |
| 71 | $4,257 | Welding Technology Diploma (D50420) | Cleveland Community College | 42 wk · 38 hrs | 123 | 17% | 76% | — |
| 72 | $4,316 | Welding Technology Diploma | ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 48 wk · 12 hrs | 85 | 16% | 58% | $8,677 |
| 73 | $4,330 | Welding Technology - Diploma | Brunswick Community College | 48 wk · 36 hrs | 136 | 29% | 75% | $14,298 |
| 74 | $4,334 | Welding Technology Diploma - D50420 | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 48 wk · 12 hrs | 12 | 33% | 82% | $9,913 |
| 75 | $4,500 | Welding Technology - D50420 | Isothermal Community College | 8 wk · 4 hrs | 19 | 16% | 72% | $6,750 |
| 76 | $4,549 | Welding Technology Diploma | Blue Ridge Community College | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 73 | 26% | 65% | $5,222 |
| 77 | $4,681 | Welding Technology | Cape Fear Community College | 42 wk · 40 hrs | 284 | 21% | 77% | $9,187 |
| 78 | $4,750 | Welding | OMITT Trade School (mechanical training) | 26 wk · 16 hrs | 11 | 64% | 80% | $8,704 |
| 79 | $5,000 | Welding Technology | Vance-Granville Community College | 16 wk · 38 hrs | 60 | 17% | 62% | $8,839 |
| 80 | $5,040 | Welding Technology Diploma | James Sprunt Community College | 32 wk · 15 hrs | 106 | 32% | 71% | $12,630 |
| 81 | $5,092 | Welding Technology | Haywood Community College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | $5,168 | Welding Technology | Tri-County Community College | 64 wk · 18 hrs | 120 | 13% | 37% | $7,222 |
| 83 | $5,285 | Welding Technology Diploma (D50420) | Craven Community College | 16 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | $5,286 | Welding Technology Diploma | WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 16 wk · 5 hrs | 130 | 52% | 77% | $12,801 |
| 85 | $5,324 | Welding Technology (A50420) | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 80 wk · 13 hrs | 125 | 30% | 83% | $19,613 |
| 86 | $5,584 | Welding Technology Diploma | Coastal Carolina Community College | 48 wk · 13 hrs | 71 | 58% | 69% | $14,058 |
| 87 | $5,600 | Welding Technology Associate Degree | Alamance Community College | 80 wk · 20 hrs | 349 | 17% | 77% | $22,847 |
| 88 | $5,694 | Welding Technology | Wilson Community College | 40 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | $5,800 | Welding Basics | Miller-Motte College, Fayetteville Campus | 20 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | $6,270 | Welding Technology (A50420) | CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 80 wk · 15 hrs | 223 | 26% | 74% | $15,116 |
| 91 | $6,449 | Welding Technology Diploma (D50420) | Gaston College | 48 wk · 31 hrs | 230 | 48% | 78% | $12,358 |
| 92 | $6,523 | Welding Technology | Southwestern Community College | 80 wk · 13 hrs | 242 | 13% | 55% | $5,946 |
| 93 | $7,082 | Welding Technology | Bladen Community College | 24 wk · 23 hrs | 91 | 36% | 73% | $10,454 |
| 94 | $7,226 | Welding Technology AAS | ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 80 wk · 29 hrs | 274 | 39% | 75% | $12,162 |
| 95 | $7,563 | Welding Technology | PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 48 wk · 50 hrs | 501 | 21% | 80% | $13,291 |
| 96 | $7,667 | Welding Technology (A50420) AA/AS | Craven Community College | 80 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | $7,740 | Welding Technology - AAS | Lenoir Community College | 64 wk · 14 hrs | 78 | 54% | 75% | $12,749 |
| 98 | $7,872 | Welding Technology - A50420 | Western Piedmont Community College | 64 wk · 28 hrs | 58 | 14% | 70% | $10,056 |
| 99 | $8,064 | Welding Technology AAS Degree | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 110 | 43% | 76% | $12,188 |
| 100 | $8,166 | Welding Technology AA/AS | Carteret Community College | 75 wk · 12 hrs | 86 | 41% | 70% | $8,400 |
| 101 | $8,340 | Welding Technology - A50420 | Isothermal Community College | 84 wk · 12 hrs | 176 | 41% | 69% | $13,752 |
| 102 | $8,450 | Welding Technology | Wake Technical Community College | 74 wk · 40 hrs | 146 | 21% | 65% | $11,607 |
| 103 | $22,075 | Combination Welding | Miller-Motte College, Fayetteville Campus | 40 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 104 | $22,115 | Combination Welding | Miller-Motte College, Raleigh Campus | 40 wk · 24 hrs | 69 | 54% | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,616 programs for North Carolina 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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