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Welding Schools in Kentucky
Colleges and schools: 18
Programs
18
all sources
Median pay
$51,470
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
27
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Kentucky: the figures
- Programs we list
- 18 in Kentucky: 18 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 16 public and 2 private; 4,053 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 17 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $51,470 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Kentucky, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs from 212 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 27 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 27 welding programs on Kentucky's list; middle values: 97.5% of students who exited completed (12 programs report it); 66.7% were employed in the second quarter after exit (12); $5,879 median earnings in that quarter (12) (U.S. DOL file).
Every welding program in Kentucky
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Ashland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 181 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Prestonsburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lexington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 500 |
| Campbellsville UniversityWIOA list | Campbellsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Elizabethtown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 286 |
| Gateway Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Florence | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 192 |
| Hazard Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Hazard | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 182 |
| Henderson Community College | Henderson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Hopkinsville Community CollegeWIOA list | Hopkinsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 156 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Louisville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 324 |
| Kentucky Welding InstituteWIOA list | Flemingsburg | Certificate | $12,300 | 4 months | 117 |
| Madisonville Community CollegeWIOA list | Madisonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 104 |
| Maysville Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Maysville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 467 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Owensboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 280 |
| Somerset Community CollegeWIOA list | Somerset | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 252 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 505 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeWIOA list | Cumberland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 192 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Paducah | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 262 |
- 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, Kentucky, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training