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Welding programs in New Mexico on the federal training list, by published cost
23 programs in New Mexico’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $2,538 to $32,708; 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 | $2,538 | Welder/Welding Technologist CERT PROG 2131 | Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso C325 East | 32 wk · 9 hrs | 4 | 100% | — | — |
| 2 | $3,660 | Certificate in Welding Technology | University of New Mexico, Valencia Campus -Central-C27 | 48 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $4,460 | Welding/Welding Technologist | NM State University - Grants - C32 | 32 wk · 26 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $4,474 | Welding Technology | Luna Community College-North-C09 | 32 wk · 20 hrs | 8 | 100% | 75% | $9,126 |
| 5 | $4,898 | Welding Certificate | Santa Fe Community College-North-C24 | 48 wk · 10 hrs | 48 | 100% | 68% | $9,389 |
| 6 | $5,431 | Welder/Welding Technologist Certificate Program PROG 304 | Southeast New Mexico College | 9 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $5,450 | Welding Technology - Advanced COE | Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell C04 | 40 wk · 24 hrs | 101 | 100% | 37% | $9,579 |
| 8 | $5,502 | Welding Technology/Fast Track | Western NM University -C33 | 13 wk · 15 hrs | 113 | 100% | 52% | $9,540 |
| 9 | $5,575 | Certificate in Welding | New Mexico Junior College | 32 wk · 15 hrs | 10 | 100% | 73% | $12,316 |
| 10 | $5,750 | Welding Technology - Certificate of Completion | Dona Ana Community College of NMSU - C16 | 60 wk · 15 hrs | 80 | 100% | 59% | $8,277 |
| 11 | $6,502 | Welding Technology - Associate of Applied Science | Dona Ana Community College of NMSU - C16 | 104 wk · 25 hrs | 80 | 100% | 59% | $8,277 |
| 12 | $6,824 | Welding Certificate-Advanced | San Juan College-North-C29 | 64 wk · 25 hrs | 113 | 100% | 54% | $9,958 |
| 13 | $7,000 | Welding Certificate | New Mexico State University - Alamogordo | 32 wk · 12 hrs | 22 | 100% | 67% | $6,900 |
| 14 | $8,159 | Welder/Welding Technologist - AS Degree PROG 466 | Clovis Community College C03 | 104 wk · 24 hrs | 95 | 100% | 52% | $5,470 |
| 15 | $8,355 | Associate in Applied Science Welding Technologies | Santa Fe Community College-North-C24 | 104 wk · 20 hrs | 30 | 100% | 81% | $9,811 |
| 16 | $9,100 | Welding Technology - Basic COE | Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell C04 | 16 wk · 24 hrs | 101 | 100% | 37% | $9,579 |
| 17 | $9,234 | Welding - Associate of Applied Science | NM State University - Grants - C32 | 64 wk · 22 hrs | 18 | 100% | 71% | $5,926 |
| 18 | $11,188 | Welder/Welding Technologist AS Degree PROG 1003 | Southeast New Mexico College | 20 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $11,950 | Welding Technology AAS | Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell C04 | 64 wk · 24 hrs | 101 | 100% | 37% | $9,579 |
| 20 | $14,416 | Welder/Welding Technologist AS Degree PROG 2166 | New Mexico Junior College | 64 wk · 24 hrs | 19 | 100% | 80% | $13,372 |
| 21 | $20,796 | Welding Technology Certificate (CNM) | Central New Mexico Community College -Central-C01 | 48 wk · 7 hrs | 259 | 100% | 70% | $9,499 |
| 22 | $23,925 | Welding, Welding Technology-AAS (CNM) | Central New Mexico Community College -Central-C01 | 64 wk · 14 hrs | 259 | 100% | 70% | $9,499 |
| 23 | $32,708 | Welding Technology AAS | Western NM University -C33 | 114 wk · 25 hrs | 145 | 100% | 52% | $8,179 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (655 programs for New Mexico 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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