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Welding Schools in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
10
in the metro area
Median pay here
$52,050
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$15,500
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- none within 10 miles; nearest 16.8 miles, farthest 137.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 10 list one: $15,500 to $25,050, middle $18,995 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 128 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 626 welding awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 10 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $52,050 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($25.02 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,970 to $76,410; 3,810 employed in the metro area; California median $58,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit College | San Bernardino | Certificate | $18,995 | 9 months | 193 | 16.8 |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | 19.3 |
| CET-Colton | Colton | Certificate | $15,500 | 8 months | 42 | 21.6 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 68 | 25.2 |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 | 29.8 |
| The Fab School | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 33.1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California IncWIOA list | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | $25,050 | 9 months | 170 | 34.3 |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 42.7 |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 | 52.6 |
| Palo Verde College | Blythe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 137.0 |
- 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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
- Fresno area6 programs
- San Francisco area6 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- Bakersfield area3 programs
- Visalia area3 programs