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Welding Schools in the Phoenix area
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area
Programs
8
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$56,540
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$5,500
of 5 with a cost, IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Phoenix area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Phoenix
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 3.3 miles, farthest 37.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 5 of 8 list one: $5,500 to $24,350, middle $21,228 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 5 colleges list a length: 5 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,189 welding awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 6 of 8 on Arizona's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 55% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 71% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $56,540 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($27.18 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,760 to $81,290; 5,440 employed in the metro area; Arizona median $55,600 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Phoenix first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GateWay Community College-Central City | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 3.3 |
| Refrigeration School IncWIOA list | Phoenix | Certificate | $21,525 | 7 months | 313 | 4.1 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 403 | 8.7 |
| East Valley Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Mesa | Certificate | $5,500 | 5 months | 75 | 9.1 |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive InstituteWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | $21,228 | 10 months | 126 | 12.5 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona IncWIOA list | Avondale | Certificate | $24,350 | 9 months | 175 | 15.9 |
| Western Maricopa Education CenterWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | $14,025 | 9 months | 16 | 18.4 |
| Central Arizona CollegeWIOA list | Coolidge | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 68 | 37.1 |
- 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, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Arizona: 1,069 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 33 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill