Welding Schools in the Minneapolis area

Welding Schools in the Minneapolis area at a glance

Open to the public

7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)

Distance from Minneapolis

3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 19.4 miles

Length on the WIOA list

7 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 120 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

269 welding awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

7 of 7 on Minnesota's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 77% of exiters employed in the second quarter (7 report it); middle completion 67% (7 report it)

Pay here

$61,880 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($29.75 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,350 to $76,650; 4,600 employed in the metro area; Minnesota median $60,280 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Welding programs, nearest to Minneapolis first

• 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 80 of them Welding.
• Pell Grants for short programs
• Workforce Pell
• GI Bill