Welding Schools in Alaska

Colleges and schools: 5

Programs

all sources

Median pay

$80,840

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750

On the WIOA list

Welding programs, U.S. DOL file

Welding Schools in Alaska: the figures

Programs we list: 5 in Alaska: 5 at colleges and schools.
Colleges and schools: 4 public and 1 private; 151 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 5 that reported any (IPEDS).
Median pay: $80,840 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Alaska, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
WIOA training funds: WIOA in Alaska: 665 programs from 42 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 18 of them welding.
WIOA results: 18 welding programs on Alaska's list; middle values: 91.1% of students who exited completed (14 programs report it); 66% were employed in the second quarter after exit (12); $8,507 median earnings in that quarter (12) (U.S. DOL file).

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions
Alaska Vocational Technical CenterWIOA list	Seward	Certificate	$5,619	10 months	29
Charter College	Anchorage	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	81
University of Alaska AnchorageWIOA list	Anchorage	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10
University of Alaska FairbanksWIOA list	Fairbanks	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10
University of Alaska Southeast	Juneau	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	21

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Alaska, read October 8, 2026.