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Welding programs in Pennsylvania on the federal training list, by published cost
82 programs in Pennsylvania’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $450 to $38,356; 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 | $450 | Welding - TIG & MIG | MIDDLE BUCKS INSTITUTE OF | 10 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $450 | Welding - Stick & Oxy Fuel Cutting | MIDDLE BUCKS INSTITUTE OF | 10 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $1,230 | Welding MIG & Flux Core | Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | 7 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $1,300 | Electric Arc Welding | Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | 7 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $1,900 | Welding Technology | CARBON CAREER & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE | 13 wk · 6 hrs | 46 | 87% | 59% | $11,177 |
| 6 | $2,057 | Fundamentals of Welding | O S JOHNSON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | 4 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $2,300 | Production Welding | THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE | 6 wk · 16 hrs | 18 | 94% | 72% | $10,672 |
| 8 | $2,325 | Welding | Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School | 25 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $2,455 | Welding | ERIE COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL | 21 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $2,600 | Certified FANUC Robot Handing Tool Operation & Programming | Penn State University at New Kensington | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $2,750 | Basic Welding | Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | 10 wk · 20 hrs | 52 | 88% | 86% | $9,620 |
| 12 | $3,000 | Welding Series/Certification | Monroe Career & Technical Institute | 20 wk · 8 hrs | 25 | 100% | 43% | $13,202 |
| 13 | $3,000 | Welding | NORTH MONTCO AVTS | 18 wk · 8 hrs | 15 | 100% | 67% | $8,270 |
| 14 | $3,465 | Welding Level 1 Fundamentals of Welding | Bucks County Community College | 16 wk · 6 hrs | 27 | 100% | 94% | $10,047 |
| 15 | $3,931 | Basic Welding | YORK COUNTY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY | 10 wk · 22 hrs | 21 | 95% | 86% | $5,516 |
| 16 | $4,000 | Welding Certificate Program(NC) | DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 10 wk · 16 hrs | 43 | 98% | 62% | $8,470 |
| 17 | $4,270 | Welding Technology (150 Hours) | LEHIGH CAREER & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE | 19 wk · 8 hrs | 31 | 94% | 71% | $11,390 |
| 18 | $4,280 | Welding Certificate- Option MIG/TIG/SMAW/FCAW 1' Plate | BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 12 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $4,676 | Fundamentals of Welding with Int. Gas Metal Arc Welding | O S JOHNSON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | 4 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $4,676 | Fundamentals of Welding with Int. Shielded Metal Arc Welding | O S JOHNSON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | 11 wk · 8 hrs | 9 | 100% | — | — |
| 21 | $4,676 | Fundamentals of Welding with Int. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding | O S JOHNSON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | 15 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $4,995 | Introduction to Welding Technology | COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BEAVER COUNTY | 9 wk · 16 hrs | 11 | 100% | 30% | $3,396 |
| 23 | $5,000 | Welding Essentials - AWS D1.1 3G Limited Certification Train | DAUPHIN COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL | 25 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $5,000 | CNC/Metalworking Career Program | DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 32 wk · 50 hrs | 14 | 100% | 69% | $12,950 |
| 25 | $5,199 | Entry Level Welding Fast Track | LENAPE TECHNICAL SCHOOL | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 33 | 97% | 52% | $11,087 |
| 26 | $5,525 | Welding Technology Certificate | COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALLEGHENY COUNTY | 15 wk · 18 hrs | 110 | 100% | 77% | $9,508 |
| 27 | $5,700 | 200 Hours Evening Welding Technology | FAYETTE COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE | 34 wk · 6 hrs | 12 | 83% | 42% | $7,104 |
| 28 | $5,765 | Journeyman Machining Technology Certificate IV | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 17 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $5,898 | Welding Oil & Gas Certificate | COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALLEGHENY COUNTY | 45 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $5,905 | Journeyman Machining Technology Certificate I | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 17 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $6,000 | GENERAL SHOP WELDING | WELDING TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION | 12 wk · 25 hrs | 18 | 78% | — | — |
| 32 | $6,075 | Welding Engineering Technology II | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 17 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $6,190 | Journeyman Machining Technology Certificate III | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 17 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $6,200 | Welding Diploma | HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 28 wk · 13 hrs | 6 | 100% | 100% | $8,710 |
| 35 | $6,285 | Welding Engineering Technology Certificate I | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 17 wk · 10 hrs | 12 | 25% | 75% | $5,482 |
| 36 | $6,300 | Metal Fabrication and Welding | THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE | 20 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $6,340 | AWS Welding | FRANKLIN COUNTY CAREER AND | 29 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $6,435 | Welding Engineering Technology Certificate III | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 17 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $6,510 | Metalwork Training Program | BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 12 wk · 24 hrs | 61 | 98% | 84% | $9,260 |
| 40 | $6,999 | Basic Welding Advanced Welding and Advanced Welding II | COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BEAVER COUNTY | 26 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $7,575 | Special Alloy Welding Certificate | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 104 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $8,450 | Welding/ Metal Fabrication Technology | JEFFERSON COUNTY DUBOIS AREA | 36 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $8,683 | Welding | LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 16 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $9,210 | Welding | BEAVER COUNTY CAREER & | 36 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $9,490 | Welding Technology | SUSQUEHANNA CO CAREER & | 36 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $9,500 | 900 Hour Day Welding | FAYETTE COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE | 36 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $9,649 | Welding Engineering Technology Diploma | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 34 wk · 10 hrs | 9 | 56% | 78% | $8,118 |
| 48 | $9,719 | Welding Technology | SOMERSET COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTER | 38 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $9,879 | Precision Machining | GREATER ALTOONA CAREER & | 36 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $10,315 | Welding Certificate Program | SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AVTS AGCY OPNG | 50 wk · 12 hrs | 15 | 73% | 57% | $9,886 |
| 51 | $10,425 | Journeyman Machining Technology Diploma | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 34 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | $10,797 | Machine Tool Technology | BEAVER COUNTY CAREER & | 36 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | $10,990 | Welding - Certificate of Specialty | LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 30 wk · 15 hrs | 10 | 90% | 78% | $6,277 |
| 54 | $11,162 | Welding Technology Certificate | HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 28 wk · 25 hrs | 55 | 100% | 85% | $10,355 |
| 55 | $11,413 | Welding Technology | BERKS CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CTR | 39 wk · 25 hrs | 32 | 75% | 79% | $10,128 |
| 56 | $11,707 | Welding Technology | INDIANA COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTER | 44 wk · 18 hrs | 21 | 71% | 71% | $6,122 |
| 57 | $13,706 | Welding and Fabrication Certificate | NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 45 wk · 14 hrs | 12 | 33% | 58% | $8,650 |
| 58 | $13,846 | Welding with Print Reading | GREATER ALTOONA CAREER & | 36 wk · 23 hrs | 50 | 72% | 86% | $9,972 |
| 59 | $14,150 | Welding Technology | YORK COUNTY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY | 49 wk · 20 hrs | 18 | 72% | 83% | $10,911 |
| 60 | $14,850 | Welder Fitter | WELDER TRAINING AND TESTING INSTITUTE | 35 wk · 30 hrs | 204 | 91% | 75% | $12,613 |
| 61 | $14,995 | Welding Technology (1080 Hours) | LEHIGH CAREER & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE | 40 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | $15,324 | Welding Technology Associate Degree | COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALLEGHENY COUNTY | 60 wk · 16 hrs | 10 | 90% | 56% | $5,416 |
| 63 | $15,753 | Advanced Welding Technology | Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | 48 wk · 20 hrs | 33 | 79% | 76% | $6,506 |
| 64 | $19,094 | Machining/Welding Technology | SOMERSET COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTER | 76 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 65 | $19,400 | Journeyman Technology AAS | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 104 wk · 10 hrs | 13 | 85% | 77% | $13,329 |
| 66 | $19,495 | Welding Engineering Technology AAS | WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 104 wk · 10 hrs | 19 | 53% | 74% | $8,118 |
| 67 | $19,775 | Welding - Evening | PENNCO INSTITUTES INC | 75 wk · 12 hrs | 133 | 64% | 67% | $10,116 |
| 68 | $19,899 | Welding Technology Associate in Applied Science | NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 60 wk · 14 hrs | 20 | 70% | 85% | $10,936 |
| 69 | $22,105 | Welding Technician | ROSEDALE TECHNICAL COLLEGE | 54 wk · 17 hrs | 65 | 74% | 60% | $10,403 |
| 70 | $22,528 | Combination Welding | EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISES INC | 50 wk · 24 hrs | 7 | 86% | — | — |
| 71 | $22,992 | Welding (certification) | PITTSBURGH TECHNICAL COLLEGE | 104 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | $23,456 | Welding Technician | SWANCO INC | 48 wk · 20 hrs | 44 | 66% | 80% | $6,009 |
| 73 | $23,500 | Welding Technology Certificate | O S JOHNSON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | 30 wk · 14 hrs | 45 | 73% | 72% | $9,266 |
| 74 | $23,645 | Welding Technician | Rosedale Technical College | 104 wk · 5 hrs | 29 | 76% | 81% | — |
| 75 | $23,691 | Welding Technology | Penn Commercial | competency-based | 32 | 50% | 100% | $11,440 |
| 76 | $23,896 | Welding Technology | Penn Commercial Inc. | 48 wk · 32 hrs | 30 | 67% | 73% | $8,958 |
| 77 | $24,892 | Welding & Fabrication with Pipeline Technology | Laurel Technical Institute | competency-based | 12 | 92% | 73% | — |
| 78 | $24,932 | Welding & Fabrication with Pipeline Technology | LAUREL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE LLC | 45 wk · 26 hrs | 17 | 94% | 50% | $10,275 |
| 79 | $25,113 | Welding Technology | ERIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC | 48 wk · 25 hrs | 38 | 71% | 63% | $7,191 |
| 80 | $25,892 | Welding & Fabrication with Pipeline Technology | LAUREL BUSINESS INSTITUTE INC | 45 wk · 26 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | $26,100 | Welding Technology | INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL CAREERS INC | 48 wk · 20 hrs | 35 | 74% | 63% | $8,764 |
| 82 | $38,356 | Welding ( Associates Degree | PITTSBURGH TECHNICAL COLLEGE | 104 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,517 programs for Pennsylvania 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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