Welding Schools in the St. Louis area

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$51,640

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Welding Schools in the St. Louis area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from St. Louis: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 4.3 miles, farthest 57.1 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 7 listed programs give weeks: 32 to 72 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 462 welding awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 7 of 7 on Missouri's or Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $51,640 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($24.83 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,770 to $72,140; 2,820 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $51,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Ranken Technical CollegeWIOA list	Saint Louis, MO	Certificate	44	4.3
Southwestern Illinois CollegeWIOA list	Belleville, IL	Certificate	172	18.2
St Charles Community CollegeWIOA list	Cottleville, MO	Certificate	19	24.2
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list	Godfrey, IL	Certificate	129	25.1
Jefferson CollegeWIOA list	Hillsboro, MO	Certificate	13	28.4
East Central CollegeWIOA list	Union, MO	Certificate	37	41.0
Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list	Centralia, IL	Certificate	48	57.1

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