Welding Schools in the Fresno area

Fresno, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$50,550

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Welding Schools in the Fresno area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Fresno: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.8 miles, farthest 45.6 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 20 to 45 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 176 welding awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 6 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $50,550 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($24.30 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $42,850 to $73,730; 950 employed in the metro area; California median $58,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
State Center Community College DistrictWIOA list	Fresno	WIOA list only		5.8
Fresno City College	Fresno	Certificate	69	7.5
Institute of TechnologyWIOA list	Clovis	Certificate	41	13.6
Madera Community College	Madera	Certificate	4	19.5
Reedley College	Reedley	Certificate	44	22.3
Coalinga College	Coalinga	Certificate	18	45.6

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
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