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Welding Schools in the Atlanta area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area
Programs
9
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$49,630
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$30,908
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Atlanta area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Atlanta
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 3.8 miles, farthest 43.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 9 list one: $30,908 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 10 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 5 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 48 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,052 welding awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 9 on Georgia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 68% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 54% (5 report it)
- Pay here
- $49,630 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($23.86 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,100 to $69,300; 5,240 employed in the metro area; Georgia median $48,430 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Atlanta first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 | 3.8 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-East Point | East Point | Certificate | $30,908 | 10 months | 0 | 8.6 |
| Fortis College-SmyrnaWIOA list | Smyrna | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 | 11.4 |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 135 | 11.9 |
| Chattahoochee Technical CollegeWIOA list | Marietta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 251 | 13.4 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta | Duluth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 98 | 21.1 |
| Gwinnett Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lawrenceville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 | 25.5 |
| Southern Crescent Technical CollegeWIOA list | Griffin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 126 | 35.9 |
| West Georgia Technical CollegeWIOA list | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 294 | 43.1 |
- 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, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Georgia: 1,764 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 48 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill