Welding Schools in the Sacramento area

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$57,290

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$24,750

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Sacramento area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Sacramento: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.3 miles, farthest 16.5 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 5 list one: $24,750 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 124 welding awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $57,290 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($27.55 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $47,220 to $79,950; 1,530 employed in the metro area; California median $58,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc	Sacramento	Certificate	$24,750	9 months	55	4.3
American River College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	29	5.5
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	29	13.0
Woodland Community College	Woodland	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	15.5
Sierra College	Rocklin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	16.5

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 90 of them Welding.
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