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Welding Schools in Iowa
Iowa has 16 welding programs in our files: 16 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
16
all sources
Median pay
$55,090
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
51
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Every welding program in Iowa
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Ankeny | Certificate | 333 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictWIOA list | Davenport | Certificate | 153 |
| Ellsworth Community College | Iowa Falls | Certificate | 3 |
| Hawkeye Community CollegeWIOA list | Waterloo | Certificate | 39 |
| Indian Hills Community CollegeWIOA list | Ottumwa | Certificate | 56 |
| Iowa Central Community CollegeWIOA list | Fort Dodge | Certificate | 44 |
| Iowa Lakes Community CollegeWIOA list | Estherville | Certificate | 14 |
| Iowa Western Community CollegeWIOA list | Council Bluffs | Certificate | 82 |
| Kirkwood Community CollegeWIOA list | Cedar Rapids | Certificate | 48 |
| Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown | Certificate | 63 |
| North Iowa Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Mason City | Certificate | 30 |
| Northeast Iowa Community CollegeWIOA list | Calmar | Certificate | 11 |
| Northwest Iowa Community College | Sheldon | Certificate | 11 |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWIOA list | West Burlington | Certificate | 46 |
| Southwestern Community CollegeWIOA list | Creston | Certificate | 40 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeWIOA list | Sioux City | Certificate | 29 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Iowa
- WIOA in Iowa: 1,025 programs from 74 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 51 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Iowa yet. What Workforce Pell covers.