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Welding Schools in New York
Colleges and schools: 13
Programs
14
all sources
Median pay
$59,140
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$9,938
5 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
18
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in New York: the figures
- Programs we list
- 14 in New York: 13 at colleges and schools, 1 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 11 public and 2 private; 446 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 11 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $9,938 in New York, from $5,000 to $19,118, across 5 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $59,140 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in New York, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in New York: 3,039 programs from 1,134 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 18 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 18 welding programs on New York's list; middle values: 88.9% of students who exited completed (5 programs report it); 54.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (5); $9,431 median earnings in that quarter (5) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 New York metro area has a page; the largest list, New York, has 8 programs.
By metro area
- New York area8 programs · median pay $61,680
Every welding program in New York
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Technical School | Long Island City | Certificate | $19,118 | 8 months | 139 |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCESWIOA list | Plattsburgh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | Certificate | $5,000 | 4 months | 69 |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Troy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Jamestown Community CollegeWIOA list | Jamestown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Modern Welding SchoolWIOA list | Schenectady | Certificate | $13,300 | 11 months | 81 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College | Utica | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Niagara County Community College | Sanborn | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Onondaga Community College | Syracuse | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Liverpool | Certificate | $9,938 | 6 months | 20 |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCESWIOA list | Elmira | Certificate | $6,800 | 8 months | 6 |
| SUNY College of Technology at AlfredWIOA list | Alfred | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 66 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | Delhi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Ulster County BOCESWIOA list | Port Ewen | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported |
- 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 York, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training