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Welding programs in Virginia on the federal training list, by published cost
91 programs in Virginia’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $250 to $29,880; 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 | $250 | Welding Certificate- SAF 130 Industrial Safety- OSHA 10 | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $395 | Welding Fundamentals | Community College Workforce Alliance | 1 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $395 | Welding Fundamentals | Community College Workforce Alliance | 1 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $400 | Welding CSC-WEL 116 Welding I | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 14 | 100% | — | — |
| 5 | $400 | Welding Certificate - WEL 244 Weld Testing and Codes | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $400 | Welding Certificate - WEL 248 Welding Layout and Fabrication II | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $400 | Welding CSC- WEL 247 Welding Layout and Fabrication I | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 24 | 100% | 14% | $11,268 |
| 8 | $400 | Welding CSC-WEL 244 Weld Testing and Codes | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 24 | 100% | 14% | $6,582 |
| 9 | $400 | Welding CSC- WEL 116 Welding I ( Oxyacetylene) | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 24 | 100% | 14% | $11,020 |
| 10 | $400 | Welding CSC- WEL 150 Welding Drawing and Interpretation | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 30 hrs | 23 | 100% | — | — |
| 11 | $550 | Welding CSC - WEL 141 Welder Qualification Tests I | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 25 wk · 40 hrs | 27 | 100% | 24% | $11,425 |
| 12 | $550 | Welding Certificate -WEL 123 Shielded Metal Arc Welding( Basic) | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 4 | 100% | — | — |
| 13 | $550 | Welding CSC- WEL 160 Gas Metal Arc Welding | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 23 | 100% | — | — |
| 14 | $550 | Welding CSC- WEL 130 Inert Gas Welding | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 23 | 100% | — | — |
| 15 | $690 | Welder Certification - ARC (STICK), MIG, TIG | Richmond Adult Technical Center | 2 wk · 45 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $760 | Core Thin Gauge Welding | Massanutten Technical Center | 15 wk · 45 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $900 | GTAW Welding Basics Program | Mountain Gateway Community College | 5 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $900 | SMAW Welding Basics Program | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $900 | FCAW Welding Basics Program | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $900 | GMAW Welding Basics Program | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $999 | Welding-FCAW-American Welding Society Qualification | Virginia Western Community College | 10 wk · 30 hrs | 7 | 100% | — | — |
| 22 | $1,150 | Plate Welder | Chesterfield Adult Education | 8 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $1,840 | Welding Level 1 | Liberty University | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $1,870 | Welding Level 4 | Liberty University | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $1,870 | Welding Level 3 | Liberty University | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $1,870 | Welder Level 2 | Liberty University | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $2,300 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) | Hampton University | 4 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $2,300 | Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) | Hampton University | 4 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $2,300 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Pipe | Hampton University | 5 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $2,300 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) II | Hampton University | 6 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $2,300 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) - Pipe | Hampton University | 4 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $2,300 | Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) | Hampton University | 5 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $2,300 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) I | Hampton University | 5 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $2,398 | Welding | Blue Ridge Community College | 16 wk · 50 hrs | 205 | 93% | 65% | $9,455 |
| 35 | $2,505 | Welding | Laurel Ridge Community College - Main Campus | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 5 | 60% | 80% | $5,525 |
| 36 | $2,547 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 4 wk · 20 hrs | 70 | 91% | 74% | $10,512 |
| 37 | $2,755 | Welding | Patrick Henry Community College | 32 wk · 5 hrs | 12 | 100% | 100% | $10,042 |
| 38 | $2,863 | Entry Level Welder | New River Community College | 48 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $2,947 | General Welding (credit program) | Paul D Camp Community College | 16 wk · 1 hrs | 12 | 75% | 83% | $8,924 |
| 40 | $3,000 | NCCER Welding Level 3 | Southern Virginia Higher Education Ctr. | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $3,018 | Fundamentals of Welding CSC | New River Community College | 29 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $3,290 | Welding - Gas Metal Arc Welding GMAW (MIG) | New Horizons Regional Education Centers | 24 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $3,290 | Welding Flux Core I and II | New Horizons Regional Education Centers | 24 wk · 6 hrs | 17 | 100% | 100% | $22,500 |
| 44 | $3,290 | Welding - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding GTAW (TIG) | New Horizons Regional Education Centers | 24 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $3,290 | Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) | New Horizons Regional Education Centers | 24 wk · 6 hrs | 13 | 100% | 100% | $15,080 |
| 46 | $3,366 | Welding and Metal Processing CSC | Virginia Western Community College | 10 wk · 17 hrs | 62 | 100% | 56% | $11,566 |
| 47 | $3,402 | Basic Welder | Piedmont Virginia Community College | 4 wk · 16 hrs | 38 | 100% | 61% | $3,942 |
| 48 | $3,437 | Pipe Welding | Piedmont Virginia Community College | 7 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $3,500 | Welding | Wytheville Community College | 16 wk · 50 hrs | 30 | 93% | 77% | $9,657 |
| 50 | $3,660 | NCCER Welding level 4 | Southern Virginia Higher Education Ctr. | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $3,850 | Welding | Southside Virginia Community College | 30 wk · 17 hrs | 107 | 99% | 38% | $8,612 |
| 52 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 2 | Paul D Camp Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 13 | 100% | 56% | $10,870 |
| 53 | $3,900 | Fast Track Welding | Paul D Camp Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 47 | 85% | 57% | $6,838 |
| 54 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 1 | Paul D Camp Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 40 | 90% | 87% | $9,856 |
| 55 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 3 | Paul D Camp Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $3,900 | Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 6 wk · 20 hrs | 106 | 90% | 66% | $6,437 |
| 57 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 1 | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 100 | 97% | 70% | $10,466 |
| 58 | $3,900 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 6 wk · 20 hrs | 183 | 96% | 69% | $10,981 |
| 59 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 3 | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $3,900 | Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 6 wk · 20 hrs | 72 | 99% | 76% | $6,902 |
| 61 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 2 | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 14 | 93% | 57% | $6,211 |
| 62 | $3,900 | Certified Welder | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 4 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 1 | Tidewater Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 112 | 82% | 85% | $7,565 |
| 64 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 3 | Tidewater Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 25 | 84% | 79% | $8,608 |
| 65 | $3,900 | Marine Welding Level 2 | Tidewater Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 37 | 81% | 82% | $7,716 |
| 66 | $3,949 | Welding Operator Career Studies Certificate | Mountain Empire Community College | 52 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 67 | $4,131 | Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) | Tidewater Community College | 8 wk · 18 hrs | 67 | 99% | 62% | $5,847 |
| 68 | $4,200 | NCCER Welding Level 1 | Germanna Community College | 20 wk · 40 hrs | 38 | 100% | 71% | $6,743 |
| 69 | $4,500 | Welding | Rappahannock Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 150 | 100% | 70% | $7,030 |
| 70 | $4,513 | Advanced Welder | New River Community College | 48 wk · 26 hrs | 9 | 100% | 63% | $8,418 |
| 71 | $4,785 | Welding Career Studies Certificate | Southwest VA Community College | 8 wk · 30 hrs | 90 | 91% | 59% | $6,580 |
| 72 | $4,800 | Welding | Eastern Shore Community College | 25 wk · 40 hrs | 29 | 100% | 28% | $10,353 |
| 73 | $4,925 | Welding Certificate | Mountain Gateway Community College | 10 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 74 | $5,000 | Welding | Massanutten Technical Center | 112 wk · 3 hrs | 124 | 98% | — | — |
| 75 | $5,000 | GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding | Wytheville Community College | 10 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 76 | $5,030 | Welding (CSC) | Virginia Highlands Community College | 27 wk · 27 hrs | 46 | 100% | 52% | $8,905 |
| 77 | $5,850 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) | Tidewater Community College | 5 wk · 24 hrs | 246 | 90% | 80% | $9,061 |
| 78 | $5,850 | FCAW Flux-Cored Arc Welding | Wytheville Community College | 10 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 79 | $5,850 | SMAW Shielded Metal Arc Welding | Wytheville Community College | 10 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | $6,200 | Welding/Electric/Blueprint Reading | Danville Community College | 39 wk · 5 hrs | 16 | 100% | 82% | $12,455 |
| 81 | $6,314 | Welding Technology | New River Community College | 48 wk · 35 hrs | 25 | 100% | 56% | $9,635 |
| 82 | $6,500 | WeldNow (SMAW) | Tidewater Community College | 7 wk · 35 hrs | 198 | 89% | 50% | $6,376 |
| 83 | $7,025 | Accelerated Welding Program | Byers Technical Institute | 14 wk · 50 hrs | 53 | 79% | 76% | $8,145 |
| 84 | $7,290 | Welding 1 and 2 | Southern Virginia Higher Education Ctr. | 36 wk · 40 hrs | 11 | 100% | 80% | $11,963 |
| 85 | $7,541 | Welding | Central Virginia Community College | 40 wk · 1 hrs | 75 | 100% | 42% | $8,494 |
| 86 | $8,000 | Entry-Level Welder Course | QED Systems, Inc. Center for Training and Development | 18 wk · 40 hrs | 57 | 100% | — | — |
| 87 | $10,624 | Welding Technology/Welder. | Southwest Virginia Community College | 260 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | $12,625 | Combination Pipe Welding | Byers Technical Institute | 28 wk · 50 hrs | 29 | 83% | 78% | $8,304 |
| 89 | $19,495 | Combination Welding | Tidewater Tech | 33 wk · 24 hrs | 85 | 31% | — | — |
| 90 | $29,397 | Combination Maritime Welding | Tidewater Tech | 48 wk · 24 hrs | 14 | 50% | — | — |
| 91 | $29,880 | Maritime Welding Technology | Advanced Technology Institute | 60 wk · 20 hrs | 199 | 60% | 40% | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,091 programs for Virginia 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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