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Welding Schools in Louisiana
Colleges and schools: 12
Programs
12
all sources
Median pay
$62,250
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
56
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Louisiana: the figures
- Programs we list
- 12 in Louisiana: 12 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 12 public and 0 private; 1,832 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 12 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $62,250 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Louisiana, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs from 171 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 56 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 56 welding programs on Louisiana's list; middle values: 100% of students who exited completed (21 programs report it); 100% were employed in the second quarter after exit (20); $8,922 median earnings in that quarter (20) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
Every welding program in Louisiana
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Community CollegeWIOA list | Baton Rouge | Certificate | 99 |
| Bossier Parish Community CollegeWIOA list | Bossier City | Certificate | 166 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Alexandria | Certificate | 334 |
| Delgado Community CollegeWIOA list | New Orleans | Certificate | 47 |
| Fletcher Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Schriever | Certificate | 35 |
| Louisiana Delta Community CollegeWIOA list | Monroe | Certificate | 158 |
| Northshore Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Lacombe | Certificate | 409 |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Minden | Certificate | 174 |
| Nunez Community CollegeWIOA list | Chalmette | Certificate | 65 |
| River Parishes Community CollegeWIOA list | Gonzales | Certificate | 30 |
| South Louisiana Community CollegeWIOA list | Lafayette | Certificate | 175 |
| SOWELA Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Lake Charles | Certificate | 140 |
- 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, Louisiana, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training