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Welding Schools in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
26
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$56,160
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,890
of 11 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 26 programs: 19 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 7 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 3.4 miles, farthest 47.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 11 of 26 list one: $1,890 to $25,050, middle $5,993 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 4 colleges list a length: 9 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 10 listed programs give weeks: 5 to 36 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 935 welding awards at the 18 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 10 of 26 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 70% of exiters employed in the second quarter (9 report it); middle completion 73% (10 report it)
- Pay here
- $56,160 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($27.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,530 to $79,870; 7,850 employed in the metro area; California median $58,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Hondo CollegeWIOA list | Whittier | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 3.4 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | $2,845 | 10 months | 39 | 6.9 |
| Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSDWIOA list | Huntington Park | WIOA list only | $1,890 | Not reported | 7.3 | |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 214 | 8.1 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 9.8 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 56 | 10.4 |
| Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $1,890 | Not reported | 10.5 | |
| Compton College | Compton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 11.1 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 83 | 12.1 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California | Long Beach | Certificate | $25,050 | 9 months | 195 | 12.7 |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | 13.3 |
| Tri-Community Adult EducationWIOA list | Covina | Certificate | $4,475 | 15 months | 55 | 13.5 |
| UEI College-Gardena | Gardena | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 96 | 13.7 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 13.8 |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 | 14.3 |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 16.0 |
| Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Wilmington | WIOA list only | $5,993 | Not reported | 18.9 | |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 50 | 20.5 |
| Welding Certification CenterWIOA list | Pomona | WIOA list only | $11,616 | Not reported | 21.3 | |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | 25.4 |
| North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Mission Hills | WIOA list only | $1,890 | Not reported | 27.6 | |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 30.4 |
| First Institute Training and ManagementWIOA list | Fontana | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | 36.5 | |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 38.9 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 46.8 |
| California Welding Institute LLCWIOA list | Lake Elsinore | WIOA list only | $19,800 | Not reported | 47.0 |
- 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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
- Riverside area10 programs
- Fresno area6 programs
- San Francisco area6 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- Bakersfield area3 programs
- Visalia area3 programs