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Welding Schools in the Bakersfield area
Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area
Programs
3
in the metro area
Median pay here
$57,360
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Welding Schools in the Bakersfield area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Bakersfield
- none within 10 miles; nearest 15.6 miles, farthest 59.6 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 48 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $57,360 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($27.58 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,020 to $78,710; 800 employed in the metro area; California median $58,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Bakersfield first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Certificate | 12 | 15.6 |
| Taft College | Taft | Certificate | 8 | 45.6 |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Ridgecrest | Certificate | 28 | 59.6 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 90 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area26 programs
- Riverside area10 programs
- Fresno area6 programs
- San Francisco area6 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- Visalia area3 programs