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Welding Schools in the Denver area
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area
Programs
6
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$58,890
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$12,075
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Denver area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Denver
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.8 miles, farthest 10.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 6 list one: $12,075 to $29,754 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 203 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 855 welding awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 6 on Colorado's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 33% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $58,890 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($28.31 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,060 to $79,700; 1,990 employed in the metro area; Colorado median $58,590 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Denver first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Certificate | $12,075 | 8 months | 29 | 1.8 |
| Community College of DenverWIOA list | Denver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 99 | 2.5 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | Denver | Certificate | $29,754 | 10 months | 332 | 6.1 |
| Front Range Community CollegeWIOA list | Westminster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 306 | 9.9 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 | 10.1 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 | 10.1 |
- 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, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 47 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill