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Welding Schools in Missouri
Colleges and schools: 18
Programs
18
all sources
Median pay
$51,950
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$9,721
4 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
95
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Missouri: the figures
- Programs we list
- 18 in Missouri: 18 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 16 public and 2 private; 421 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 16 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $9,721 in Missouri, from $2,960 to $14,692, across 4 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $51,950 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Missouri, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs from 283 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 95 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 95 welding programs on Missouri's list; middle values: 66.7% of students who exited completed (6 programs report it); 87.9% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 2 Missouri metro areas have a page; the largest list, St. Louis, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- St. Louis area7 programs · median pay $51,640
- Kansas City area3 programs · median pay $57,370
Every welding program in Missouri
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterWIOA list | Cape Girardeau | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Crowder CollegeWIOA list | Neosho | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| East Central CollegeWIOA list | Union | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult EducationWIOA list | Joplin | Certificate | $9,721 | 4 months | 4 |
| Grand River Technical SchoolWIOA list | Chillicothe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| Jefferson CollegeWIOA list | Hillsboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityWIOA list | Kansas City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 94 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-MissouriWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | $14,692 | 7 months | 73 |
| Mineral Area CollegeWIOA list | Park Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Ozarks Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical CenterWIOA list | Eolia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Poplar Bluff Technical Career CenterWIOA list | Poplar Bluff | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Ranken Technical CollegeWIOA list | Saint Louis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 |
| Southern Missouri Technical InstituteWIOA list | West Plains | Certificate | $7,000 | 9 months | 9 |
| St Charles Community CollegeWIOA list | Cottleville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| State Technical College of MissouriWIOA list | Linn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Waynesville Career CenterWIOA list | Waynesville | Certificate | $2,960 | 9 months | 0 |
- 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, Missouri, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training