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Welding Schools in North Carolina
Colleges and schools: 60
Programs
60
all sources
Median pay
$50,590
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
87
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in North Carolina: the figures
- Programs we list
- 60 in North Carolina: 60 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 57 public and 3 private; 3,232 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 59 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $50,590 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in North Carolina, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs from 175 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 87 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 87 welding programs on North Carolina's list; middle values: 44.2% of students who exited completed (64 programs report it); 67.6% were employed in the second quarter after exit (69); $8,814 median earnings in that quarter (69) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 4 North Carolina metro areas have a page; the largest list, Charlotte, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- Charlotte area7 programs · median pay $56,070
- Greensboro area3 programs · median pay $54,180
- Hickory area3 programs · median pay $46,080
- Raleigh area3 programs · median pay $56,940
Every welding program in North Carolina
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Community CollegeWIOA list | Graham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 64 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Asheville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| Beaufort County Community CollegeWIOA list | Washington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 |
| Bladen Community CollegeWIOA list | Dublin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 60 |
| Brunswick Community College | Bolivia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteWIOA list | Hudson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWIOA list | Wilmington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| Carteret Community CollegeWIOA list | Morehead City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 122 |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeWIOA list | Sanford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeWIOA list | Charlotte | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 258 |
| Cleveland Community CollegeWIOA list | Shelby | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| Coastal Carolina Community CollegeWIOA list | Jacksonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| College of the AlbemarleWIOA list | Elizabeth City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 94 |
| Craven Community CollegeWIOA list | New Bern | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 60 |
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeWIOA list | Thomasville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 79 |
| Durham Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Durham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Fayetteville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 99 |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Winston-Salem | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 79 |
| Gaston CollegeWIOA list | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Halifax Community College | Weldon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Haywood Community CollegeWIOA list | Clyde | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Isothermal Community CollegeWIOA list | Spindale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 73 |
| James Sprunt Community CollegeWIOA list | Kenansville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Johnston Community CollegeWIOA list | Smithfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 79 |
| Lenoir Community CollegeWIOA list | Kinston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 |
| Martin Community CollegeWIOA list | Williamston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 |
| Mayland Community CollegeWIOA list | Spruce Pine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Marion | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | Fayetteville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Miller-Motte College-RaleighWIOA list | Raleigh | Certificate | $21,228 | 10 months | 17 |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Montgomery Community CollegeWIOA list | Troy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 |
| NASCAR Technical Institute | Mooresville | Certificate | $23,800 | 9 months | 105 |
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Pamlico Community College | Grantsboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Piedmont Community CollegeWIOA list | Roxboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| Pitt Community CollegeWIOA list | Winterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 206 |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 |
| Richmond Community CollegeWIOA list | Hamlet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 54 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeWIOA list | Ahoskie | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Robeson Community CollegeWIOA list | Lumberton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Rockingham Community CollegeWIOA list | Wentworth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeWIOA list | Salisbury | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 129 |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 94 |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWIOA list | Whiteville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Southwestern Community CollegeWIOA list | Sylva | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Surry Community CollegeWIOA list | Dobson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| Tri-County Community CollegeWIOA list | Murphy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Vance-Granville Community CollegeWIOA list | Henderson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 52 |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeWIOA list | Raleigh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 142 |
| Wayne Community CollegeWIOA list | Goldsboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 130 |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeWIOA list | Morganton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Wilkes Community CollegeWIOA list | Wilkesboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 86 |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
- 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, North Carolina, read October 8, 2026.
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