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Welding Schools in Minnesota
Colleges and schools: 22
Programs
22
all sources
Median pay
$60,280
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
80
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Minnesota: the figures
- Programs we list
- 22 in Minnesota: 22 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 21 public and 1 private; 647 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 20 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $60,280 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Minnesota, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs from 103 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 80 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 80 welding programs on Minnesota's list; middle values: 67.5% of students who exited completed (77 programs report it); 74.7% were employed in the second quarter after exit (77); $8,371 median earnings in that quarter (77) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Minnesota metro area has a page; the largest list, Minneapolis, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- Minneapolis area7 programs · median pay $61,880
Every welding program in Minnesota
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeWIOA list | Alexandria | Certificate | 39 |
| Anoka Technical CollegeWIOA list | Anoka | Certificate | 101 |
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdWIOA list | Brainerd | Certificate | 45 |
| Century CollegeWIOA list | White Bear Lake | Certificate | 6 |
| Dakota County Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rosemount | Certificate | 51 |
| Dunwoody College of TechnologyWIOA list | Minneapolis | Certificate | 28 |
| Hennepin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Brooklyn Park | Certificate | 38 |
| Lake Superior CollegeWIOA list | Duluth | Certificate | 31 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Minneapolis | Certificate | 20 |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Certificate | 43 |
| Minnesota State College SoutheastWIOA list | Winona | Certificate | 17 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Certificate | 0 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Granite Falls | Certificate | 26 |
| Northland Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Thief River Falls | Certificate | 17 |
| Northwest Technical CollegeWIOA list | Bemidji | Certificate | 0 |
| Pine Technical & Community CollegeWIOA list | Pine City | Certificate | 9 |
| Ridgewater CollegeWIOA list | Willmar | Certificate | 40 |
| Riverland Community CollegeWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | 24 |
| Rochester Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rochester | Certificate | 26 |
| Saint Paul CollegeWIOA list | Saint Paul | Certificate | 25 |
| South Central CollegeWIOA list | North Mankato | Certificate | 49 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeWIOA list | Saint Cloud | Certificate | 12 |
- 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, Minnesota, read October 8, 2026.
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