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Welding programs in Ohio on the federal training list, by published cost
129 programs in Ohio’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $0 to $24,990; 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.
Read this first. 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. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.
Programs on the list129
With a published cost129 of 129
With an employment figure48 of 129
Median published cost$7,250
129 rows
| # | 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. | Elite Welding Academy | competency-based | 95 | 91% | 41% | $3,491 |
| 2 | $0 | YouthBuild Columbus Community School | YouthBuild Columbus Community School | 104 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $0 | Welding (Adult Diploma Program) | C-TEC of Licking County | 10 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $600 | Welding Oxyacetylene, Plasma & Arc Welding Module 2 | Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | 6 wk · 11 hrs | 12 | 100% | — | — |
| 5 | $635 | Welding Symbols/Tech, BP Reading & Math Module 1 | Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | 8 wk · 12 hrs | 12 | 100% | — | — |
| 6 | $775 | Intro to Welding | Penta Career Center | 8 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $800 | 40 Hour Pipe Welding | Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus | 5 wk · 8 hrs | 10 | 60% | 100% | $17,310 |
| 8 | $975 | 30 Hour Welding | Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus | 5 wk · 6 hrs | 10 | 60% | 100% | $17,310 |
| 9 | $1,000 | Intro to Fabrication - Layout Welding | Eastern Gateway Community College | 1 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $1,225 | Advanced Welding | Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center | 7 wk · 9 hrs | 13 | 85% | 82% | $9,278 |
| 11 | $1,225 | Beginning Welding | Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center | 7 wk · 9 hrs | 13 | 85% | 82% | $9,278 |
| 12 | $1,250 | GMAW/FluxCore Welding | Eastern Gateway Community College | 2 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $1,370 | Welding | Vantage Career Center Adult Education | 14 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $1,500 | Basic Welding | Clark State College | 9 wk · 8 hrs | 5 | — | — | — |
| 15 | $1,500 | Intro to TIG Welding | Eastern Gateway Community College | 2 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $1,710 | Fast Track Welding | Wayne County Schools Career Center | 10 wk · 9 hrs | 25 | 100% | 72% | $11,436 |
| 17 | $1,725 | Modular Welding | Maplewood Career Center | 9 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $1,750 | Welding: GMAW Mig | Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | 9 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $1,850 | Welding - Advanced | Flying HIGH Inc. Professional Development Center | 6 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $1,870 | Welding: FCAW Flux Cored | Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | 9 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $1,900 | Intermediate Welding | Penta Career Center | 18 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $1,950 | Basic Welding | Miami Valley Career Technology Center | 12 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $1,980 | Welding | Vanguard Sentinel Career & Technology Centers | 8 wk · 12 hrs | 10 | 80% | 88% | $8,522 |
| 24 | $1,990 | Welding Fundamentals | Great Oaks Career Campuses | 23 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $2,000 | Advanced Welding | Penta Career Center | 18 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $2,000 | Intro to Stainless/Aluminum Welding | Eastern Gateway Community College | 2 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $2,100 | Advanced Welding | Miami Valley Career Technology Center | 12 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $2,142 | Welding Fast Track Certificate | Terra State Community College | 16 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $2,150 | Welding | Pioneer Career and Technology Center | 34 wk · 4 hrs | 31 | 100% | 52% | $6,559 |
| 30 | $2,300 | Welding: GTAW Tig | Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | 9 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $2,350 | Welding: SMAW Stick | Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | 13 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $2,397 | Welding and Metal Joining | Sinclair Community College | 32 wk · 8 hrs | 27 | 26% | 57% | $16,717 |
| 33 | $2,500 | Introduction to Welding | Owens State Community College | 13 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $2,506 | Welding Technology-Gas Metal Arc Welding-CC-#c613 | Lorain County Community College | 16 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $2,630 | Fast-Track Welding Boot Camp | Cuyahoga Community College | 10 wk · 28 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $2,804 | Welding Technology and AWS-3F Certification Preparation NonPell Cert #C610 | Lorain County Community College | 16 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $2,845 | Industrial Welding Certificate | Northwest State Community College | 32 wk · 8 hrs | 5 | — | — | — |
| 38 | $3,000 | Pipe Welding | Eastern Gateway Community College | 16 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $3,250 | Welding Certificate | Lake Erie College | 8 wk · 12 hrs | 15 | 100% | 40% | $25 |
| 40 | $3,341 | Introductory Welding Certificate Program | Cuyahoga Community College | 16 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $3,450 | CTS Introduction to Welding Blue Print & Applied Welding Skills | Northwest State Community College | 10 wk · 8 hrs | 20 | 85% | 100% | $8,402 |
| 42 | $3,800 | Welding Technician | Cleveland State University | 24 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $4,050 | Welding Technology - Basic Welding | Lorain County Community College | 32 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $4,070 | Welding Technology - Welding Visual Inspection | Lorain County Community College | 32 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $4,163 | Welding Module Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 32 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $4,175 | Welding/Fabrication | Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center | 30 wk · 6 hrs | 18 | 61% | 82% | $9,278 |
| 47 | $4,284 | Welding Certificate | Terra State Community College | 32 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $4,300 | Welding Technologies | Maplewood Career Center | 36 wk · 17 hrs | 10 | 100% | 90% | $12,858 |
| 49 | $4,380 | Metal Arc Welding | Tolles Career and Technical Center | 27 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $4,423 | Industrial Welding | Cuyahoga Community College | 32 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $4,505 | Welding - Basic | Flying HIGH Inc. Professional Development Center | 16 wk · 18 hrs | 51 | 75% | 91% | — |
| 52 | $4,642 | Welding Technology - Welding STC | Lorain County Community College | 32 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | $4,750 | CTE Basic Welding | Eastern Gateway Community College | 16 wk · 14 hrs | 26 | 54% | 57% | $10,350 |
| 54 | $4,757 | Welding Technology - Advanced Welding | Lorain County Community College | 32 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | $4,759 | Manufacturing Welding Program | Elite Welding Academy | 11 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $5,667 | Pipeline Welder Helper I Certificate | Belmont College | 32 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $5,740 | Welding | Hocking College | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 13 | 77% | 70% | $7,585 |
| 58 | $5,940 | Welding | Scioto County Career Technical Center | 24 wk · 25 hrs | 74 | 100% | 35% | $3,680 |
| 59 | $6,043 | Welding Fabricator | Belmont College | 32 wk · 9 hrs | 10 | 30% | — | — |
| 60 | $6,300 | Industrial Welding | Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus | 35 wk · 9 hrs | 10 | 60% | 100% | $17,310 |
| 61 | $6,700 | Accelerated Entry- Level Welding | Cutting Edge Staffing LLC | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | $6,910 | Welding Certificate (336 Hrs) | Apollo Career Center | 22 wk · 15 hrs | 41 | 100% | 54% | $15,094 |
| 63 | $7,000 | Accelerated Entry-Level Welding | Cutting Edge Staffing LLC | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 64 | $7,000 | Summer Welding Boot Camp | Eastern Gateway Community College | 10 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 65 | $7,250 | Welding | Gallia Jackson Vinton JVSD | 43 wk · 14 hrs | 12 | 100% | 58% | $4,340 |
| 66 | $7,279 | Welding Technologies | Alliance Career Center | 39 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 67 | $7,301 | Welding Technology | Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center | 37 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 68 | $7,350 | Welding Technology | Columbiana County Career & Technical Center | 39 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 69 | $7,737 | Welding Technology | Tri-County Career Center-Adult Center | 27 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 70 | $7,784 | Welding Certificate | Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | 52 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 71 | $8,082 | Welding Technology | Madison Adult Career Center | 39 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | $8,162 | Welding | Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center | 26 wk · 23 hrs | 10 | 100% | 40% | $6,786 |
| 73 | $8,275 | Combination Welding And Fitting | ETI TRAINING CENTER INC | 30 wk · 28 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 74 | $8,350 | Welding | Collins Career Technical Center | 40 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 75 | $8,430 | Welding Technology | Buckeye Career Center | 39 wk · 15 hrs | 29 | 79% | 100% | $12,064 |
| 76 | $8,567 | Welding Operator-OYC-#6008 | Lorain County Community College | 44 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | $8,600 | Welding | Delaware Area Career Center | 35 wk · 17 hrs | 12 | 100% | 83% | $9,600 |
| 78 | $8,632 | Intermediate Welder Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 79 | $8,632 | Intermediate Pipe I Welder Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | $8,632 | Intermediate Pipe II Welder Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | $8,637 | Welding Technician | EHOVE Adult Career Center | 52 wk · 12 hrs | 15 | 73% | 100% | $10,190 |
| 82 | $8,810 | Intermediate Pipe & Plate Tig Welder Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 4 hrs | 57 | 30% | 76% | $16,458 |
| 83 | $8,923 | Welding Technician/AWS Certified | Warren County Career Center, Adult Education | 37 wk · 16 hrs | 23 | 100% | 74% | $10,250 |
| 84 | $8,928 | Welding | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers | 30 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | $8,928 | Welding | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Adult Education | 30 wk · 24 hrs | 14 | 100% | 64% | $13,917 |
| 86 | $8,995 | Welding Technology | Portage Lakes Career Center | 36 wk · 17 hrs | 17 | 100% | 76% | $11,807 |
| 87 | $9,494 | Welding Technology | Belmont College | 32 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | $9,500 | Welder/Pipefitter | Trumbull Career & Technical Center | 40 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | $9,517 | Welding | Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools | 34 wk · 20 hrs | 31 | 100% | 71% | $10,944 |
| 90 | $9,625 | Welding Technician | ASPRA Tech Center LLC | 18 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | $9,681 | Structural Welding Program (10001893 Cincinnati) | Elite Welding Academy | 25 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | $9,700 | Structural Welding | Elite Welding Academy | 25 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | $9,724 | Welding | Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | 52 wk · 14 hrs | 27 | 100% | 37% | $9,290 |
| 94 | $10,000 | Comprehensive Welding 2 | Eastern Gateway Community College | 26 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | $10,305 | Welding Fabrication and Allied Processes | Upper Valley Career Center | 43 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | $10,500 | Welding | Canton City School District Adult Career & Technical Education | 48 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | $10,598 | Welding | Mahoning County Career and Technical Center | 43 wk · 18 hrs | 22 | 64% | 93% | $13,324 |
| 98 | $11,175 | Welding | Auburn Career Center | 39 wk · 16 hrs | 7 | 100% | 86% | $11,280 |
| 99 | $11,350 | Welding- Certificate | Rio Grande Community College | 32 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 100 | $11,426 | Welding | Terra State Community College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | 22 | 32% | 100% | $13,444 |
| 101 | $11,546 | Welding | Polaris Career Center | 36 wk · 17 hrs | 22 | 100% | 82% | $10,307 |
| 102 | $11,633 | Welding Technician | Great Oaks Career Campuses | 40 wk · 20 hrs | 17 | 100% | 76% | $10,613 |
| 103 | $12,043 | Structural & Pipe Welding/Fabrication | C-TEC of Licking County | 43 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 104 | $12,147 | Welding Certification | Knox Technical Center | 43 wk · 16 hrs | 11 | 100% | 82% | $9,896 |
| 105 | $12,454 | Welding, Fabrication and Allied Processes | Tri-Rivers Career Center | 22 wk · 30 hrs | 7 | 100% | — | — |
| 106 | $12,470 | Welding Associate Degree Program | Eastern Gateway Community College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 107 | $12,500 | Comprehensive Welding 1 | Eastern Gateway Community College | 39 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 108 | $12,610 | Fabrication Concepts and Plate Welding | Apollo Career Center | 50 wk · 14 hrs | 41 | 100% | 54% | $15,094 |
| 109 | $13,810 | Structural Plate and Pipe Welding | Apollo Career Center | 104 wk · 7 hrs | 41 | 100% | 54% | $15,094 |
| 110 | $14,328 | Industrial Welding | Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | 42 wk · 15 hrs | 23 | 100% | 78% | $9,606 |
| 111 | $14,482 | Welding Associate Degree | Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | 38 | 42% | 56% | $12,767 |
| 112 | $14,504 | Skilled Trades Technology - Millwright Major | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 113 | $14,525 | Welding Technology-2 yr-#6410 | Lorain County Community College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 114 | $14,573 | Combination Welding | Remington | 32 wk · 20 hrs | 7 | — | — | — |
| 115 | $15,040 | Combination Welding & Fitting | ETI Technical College | 35 wk · 12 hrs | 25 | 80% | 32% | $7,140 |
| 116 | $15,215 | Skilled Trades Technology - Welding AAS | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 117 | $15,238 | Structural And Pipe Welding Program (10001892 Cincinnati) | Elite Welding Academy | 26 wk · 39 hrs | 17 | 94% | 73% | $11,840 |
| 118 | $15,479 | Structural Welding Program | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology | 24 wk · 35 hrs | 223 | 100% | 78% | — |
| 119 | $16,602 | Welding Technology | Akron Testing Laboratory & Welding School | 22 wk · 28 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 120 | $17,541 | Welding Technology | Belmont College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 121 | $17,900 | Lincoln 4 Process Welding | Utica Shale Academy | 52 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 122 | $18,900 | Structural and Pipe Welding Program | Elite Welding Academy South Point | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 123 | $18,935 | Welding | Rio Grande Community College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | 72 | 97% | 80% | $22,351 |
| 124 | $19,670 | Welding Technician | FORTIS College Cuyahoga Falls | 48 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 125 | $21,103 | Structural and Pipe Welding | Elite Welding Academy | 26 wk · 38 hrs | 204 | 75% | 86% | — |
| 126 | $21,770 | Welding Technology | Fortis College - Cincinnati/Columbus | 48 wk · 20 hrs | 40 | 43% | 100% | $10,718 |
| 127 | $22,473 | Combination Welding | EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISES INC | 50 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 128 | $22,528 | Combination Welding | Educational Enterprises, Inc., dba New Castle School of Trades | 104 wk · 12 hrs | 163 | 71% | 56% | — |
| 129 | $24,990 | Pathways Welding Program | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology | 40 wk · 35 hrs | 1,109 | 93% | 100% | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (4,521 programs for Ohio 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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