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Welding Schools in Ohio
Colleges and schools: 55
Programs
62
all sources
Median pay
$50,340
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$7,919
31 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
139
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Ohio: the figures
- Programs we list
- 62 in Ohio: 55 at colleges and schools, 7 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 47 public and 8 private; 1,215 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 50 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $7,919 in Ohio, from $1,710 to $26,640, across 31 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $50,340 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Ohio, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs from 557 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 139 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 139 welding programs on Ohio's list; middle values: 81.2% of students who exited completed (32 programs report it); 82.4% were employed in the second quarter after exit (31); $8,516 median earnings in that quarter (27) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 5 Ohio metro areas have a page; the largest list, Cincinnati, has 9 programs.
By metro area
- Cincinnati area9 programs · median pay $51,990
- Cleveland area9 programs · median pay $49,040
- Akron area4 programs · median pay $50,340
- Columbus area4 programs · median pay $51,260
- Canton area3 programs · median pay $50,510
Every welding program in Ohio
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Testing Laboratory & Welding SchoolWIOA list | Barberton | WIOA list only | $16,452 | Not reported | |
| Alliance Career CenterWIOA list | Alliance | WIOA list only | $5,954 | Not reported | |
| Apollo Career CenterWIOA list | Lima | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career CenterWIOA list | Ashland | Certificate | $5,400 | 9 months | 3 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusWIOA list | Jefferson | Certificate | $6,200 | 7 months | 28 |
| Auburn Career CenterWIOA list | Concord Twp | Certificate | $9,989 | 9 months | 16 |
| Belmont CollegeWIOA list | St Clairsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | Bethel | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Buckeye Hills Career CenterWIOA list | Rio Grande | Certificate | $6,600 | 9 months | 7 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational SchoolWIOA list | New Philadelphia | Certificate | $4,680 | 9 months | 11 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical EducationWIOA list | Canton | Certificate | $9,230 | 9 months | 3 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyWIOA list | Newark | Certificate | $10,715 | 10 months | 11 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Clark State CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Cleveland State UniversityWIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $3,800 | Not reported | |
| Collins Career Technical CenterWIOA list | Chesapeake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical CenterWIOA list | Lisbon | Certificate | $5,700 | 9 months | 0 |
| Columbus State Community CollegeWIOA list | Columbus | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Cutting Edge Staffing LLCWIOA list | Westerville | WIOA list only | $6,400 | Not reported | |
| Eastern Gateway Community CollegeWIOA list | Steubenville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsWIOA list | Groveport | Certificate | $8,890 | 9 months | 12 |
| EHOVE Career CenterWIOA list | Milan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Elite Welding Academy LLCWIOA list | Cincinnati | Certificate | $12,800 | 7 months | 69 |
| Elite Welding Academy South PointWIOA list | South Point | Certificate | $12,800 | 7 months | 9 |
| ETI Technical College of NilesWIOA list | Niles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Fortis College-CincinnatiWIOA list | Cincinnati | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsWIOA list | Cuyahoga Falls | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Great Oaks Career CampusesWIOA list | Cincinnati | Certificate | $8,466 | 11 months | 13 |
| Hobart Institute of Welding TechnologyWIOA list | Troy | Certificate | $14,200 | 6 months | 297 |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Knox County Career CenterWIOA list | Mount Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Lake Erie CollegeWIOA list | Painesville | WIOA list only | $2,500 | Not reported | |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Lorain County Community CollegeWIOA list | Elyria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 91 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Oberlin | Certificate | $4,290 | 6 months | 13 |
| Madison Adult Career CenterWIOA list | Mansfield | Certificate | $7,222 | 9 months | 2 |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical CenterWIOA list | Canfield | Certificate | $9,500 | 10 months | 6 |
| Maplewood Career CenterWIOA list | Ravenna | WIOA list only | $4,300 | Not reported | |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education | Zanesville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Northwest State Community CollegeWIOA list | Archbold | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Ohio Technical College | Cleveland | Certificate | $26,640 | 12 months | 106 |
| Owens Community CollegeWIOA list | Perrysburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 78 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Chillicothe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Pioneer Career and Technology Center | Shelby | Certificate | $4,672 | 9 months | 41 |
| Polaris Career CenterWIOA list | Middleburg Heights | Certificate | $10,576 | 9 months | 14 |
| Portage Lakes Career CenterWIOA list | Uniontown | Certificate | $8,995 | 10 months | 15 |
| Scioto County Career Technical CenterWIOA list | Lucasville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Terra State Community CollegeWIOA list | Fremont | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Tri-County Adult Career CenterWIOA list | Nelsonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Tri-Rivers Career CenterWIOA list | Marion | Certificate | $12,295 | 5 months | 6 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| University of Rio Grande | Rio Grande | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Upper Valley Career CenterWIOA list | Piqua | Certificate | $7,919 | 9 months | 4 |
| Utica Shale AcademyWIOA list | Salineville | WIOA list only | $17,600 | Not reported | |
| Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology CenterWIOA list | Fremont | Certificate | $1,980 | 3 months | 4 |
| Vantage Career CenterWIOA list | Van Wert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Warren County Career CenterWIOA list | Lebanon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical TrainingWIOA list | Marietta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Washington State College of Ohio | Marietta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Wayne County Schools Career CenterWIOA list | Smithville | Certificate | $1,710 | 3 months | 23 |
- 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, Ohio, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training