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Welding Schools in Colorado
Colleges and schools: 16
Programs
16
all sources
Median pay
$58,590
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
47
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Colorado: the figures
- Programs we list
- 16 in Colorado: 16 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 15 public and 1 private; 1,724 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 16 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $58,590 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Colorado, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs from 120 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 47 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 47 welding programs on Colorado's list; middle values: 47.3% of students who exited completed (34 programs report it); 50% were employed in the second quarter after exit (35); $8,469 median earnings in that quarter (34) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Colorado metro area has a page; the largest list, Denver, has 6 programs.
By metro area
- Denver area6 programs · median pay $58,890
Every welding program in Colorado
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aims Community College | Greeley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 279 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Community College of DenverWIOA list | Denver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 99 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Certificate | $12,075 | 8 months | 29 |
| Front Range Community CollegeWIOA list | Westminster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 306 |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | Denver | Certificate | $29,754 | 10 months | 332 |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Northeastern Junior CollegeWIOA list | Sterling | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| Otero CollegeWIOA list | La Junta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 |
| Pikes Peak State CollegeWIOA list | Colorado Springs | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 156 |
| Pueblo Community CollegeWIOA list | Pueblo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 274 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
- 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, Colorado, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training