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Welding Schools in the Wichita area
Wichita, KS metro area
Programs
3
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$54,190
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$5,105
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Wichita area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Wichita
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.9 miles, farthest 11.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 3 list one: $5,105 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 3 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 215 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 3 on Kansas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $54,190 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($26.05 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,020 to $71,890; 1,460 employed in the metro area; Kansas median $49,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Wichita first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Welding AcademyWIOA list | Andover | Certificate | $5,105 | 3 months | 44 | 4.9 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWIOA list | Wichita | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 158 | 7.9 |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 11.4 |
- 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, Wichita, KS, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Kansas: 410 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 13 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill