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Welding Schools in the Hickory area
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area
Programs
3
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,080
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Welding Schools in the Hickory area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Hickory
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 6.6 miles, farthest 11.9 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 64 to 80 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 168 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 3 on North Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $46,080 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($22.16 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,790 to $62,130; 450 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $50,590 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Hickory first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteWIOA list | Hudson | Certificate | 40 | 6.6 |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeWIOA list | Morganton | Certificate | 6 | 11.5 |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Certificate | 122 | 11.9 |
- 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, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 87 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other North Carolina metro areas
- Charlotte area7 programs
- Greensboro area3 programs
- Raleigh area3 programs