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Welding Schools in the Kansas City area
Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (Kansas, Missouri)
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$57,370
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Welding Schools in the Kansas City area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Kansas City
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 5.7 miles, farthest 8.2 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 67 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 173 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 3 on Missouri's or Kansas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $57,370 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($27.58 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $42,850 to $78,150; 2,710 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $51,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Kansas City first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityWIOA list | Kansas City, MO | Certificate | 94 | 5.7 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeWIOA list | Kansas City, KS | Certificate | 42 | 6.6 |
| Johnson County Community CollegeWIOA list | Overland Park, KS | Certificate | 37 | 8.2 |
- 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, Kansas City, MO-KS, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 95 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Missouri metro areas
- St. Louis area7 programs