Welding Schools in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$64,320

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,100

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Welding Schools in the San Francisco 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 San Francisco: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 7.5 miles, farthest 21.9 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 6 list one: $2,100 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 53 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 63 welding awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 6 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $64,320 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($30.93 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,010 to $99,930; 1,990 employed in the metro area; California median $58,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Chabot College	Hayward	Certificate	Not reported	30	7.5
Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult ProgramsWIOA list	Hayward	WIOA list only	$2,100		9.0
Laney CollegeWIOA list	Oakland	Certificate	Not reported	6	9.5
Las Positas College	Livermore	Certificate	Not reported	7	16.5
City College of San FranciscoWIOA list	San Francisco	Certificate	Not reported	0	19.3
Los Medanos College	Pittsburg	Certificate	Not reported	20	21.9

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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