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Welding Schools in New Mexico
Colleges and schools: 16
Programs
16
all sources
Median pay
$59,840
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
23
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in New Mexico: the figures
- Programs we list
- 16 in New Mexico: 16 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 16 public and 0 private; 454 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 14 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $59,840 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in New Mexico, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in New Mexico: 723 programs from 60 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 23 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 23 welding programs on New Mexico's list; middle values: 100% of students who exited completed (20 programs report it); 54.1% were employed in the second quarter after exit (19); $8,645 median earnings in that quarter (19) (U.S. DOL file).
Every welding program in New Mexico
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central New Mexico Community CollegeWIOA list | Albuquerque | Certificate | 99 |
| Clovis Community CollegeWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | 30 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegeWIOA list | Ruidoso | Certificate | 0 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusWIOA list | Roswell | Certificate | 86 |
| Luna Community CollegeWIOA list | Las Vegas | Certificate | 7 |
| Navajo Technical University | Crownpoint | Certificate | 12 |
| New Mexico Junior CollegeWIOA list | Hobbs | Certificate | 6 |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoWIOA list | Alamogordo | Certificate | 9 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaWIOA list | Las Cruces | Certificate | 22 |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsWIOA list | Grants | Certificate | 8 |
| San Juan CollegeWIOA list | Farmington | Certificate | 77 |
| Santa Fe Community CollegeWIOA list | Santa Fe | Certificate | 8 |
| Southeast New Mexico CollegeWIOA list | Carlsbad | Certificate | 5 |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusWIOA list | Gallup | Certificate | 26 |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusWIOA list | Los Lunas | Certificate | 0 |
| Western New Mexico University | Silver City | Certificate | 59 |
- 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, New Mexico, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training