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Welding programs in Nevada on the federal training list, by published cost
21 programs in Nevada’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $1,750 to $27,984; 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 | $1,750 | Welding Advanced - FCAW and GTAW - Skills Certificate | Western Nevada College | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 12 | 100% | — | — |
| 2 | $1,750 | Welding Beginning- SMAW and GMAW - Skills Certificate | Western Nevada College | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 33 | 100% | — | — |
| 3 | $1,958 | Welding: Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) | Truckee Meadows Community College | 16 wk · 35 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $2,179 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY: ENTRY-LEVEL MANUFACTORING, SC | College of Southern Nevada | 42 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $2,378 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY: ENTRY-LEVEL STRUCTURAL WELDING, SC | College of Southern Nevada | 42 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $2,458 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY: GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING, SC | College of Southern Nevada | 42 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $2,534 | Welding 1 & 2 - Traditional and Accelerated Format | Western Nevada College | 16 wk · 18 hrs | 301 | 93% | 5% | $13,749 |
| 8 | $2,704 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY: ENTRY-LEVEL PIPE WELDING, SC | College of Southern Nevada | 42 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $2,745 | Welder Technician | Vegas PBS/CCSD | 52 wk · 2 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $4,250 | Welding Beginning/Advanced/Certification | Western Nevada College | 16 wk · 29 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $4,400 | Welding - Certificate of Achievement | Western Nevada College | 32 wk · 15 hrs | 6 | — | — | — |
| 12 | $4,598 | Welding Technology Certificate of Achivement | Truckee Meadows Community College | 30 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $5,117 | Welding Certification Preparation | Western Nevada College | 32 wk · 35 hrs | 86 | 93% | 5% | $13,293 |
| 14 | $7,434 | Welding, Introduction to SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) | Las Vegas Institute of Welding | 4 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $7,434 | Welding, Introduction to GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) | Las Vegas Institute of Welding | 4 wk · 25 hrs | 720 | 96% | 43% | $9,269 |
| 16 | $7,500 | American Welding Society SENSE Welding Course | Welding School Of Nevada | 10 wk · 20 hrs | 48 | 92% | 91% | $12,118 |
| 17 | $8,450 | Welding - Associate of Applied Science Technology Degree | Western Nevada College | 64 wk · 15 hrs | 4 | 100% | — | — |
| 18 | $9,080 | Welding - Associate of Applied Science | Truckee Meadows Community College | 64 wk · 35 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $10,272 | Welding Technology - CT | Great Basin College | 36 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $12,300 | Welding Technology - AAS | Great Basin College | 36 wk · 29 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $27,984 | Welding | Charter College | 40 wk · 21 hrs | 217 | 55% | 71% | $9,030 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,069 programs for Nevada 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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