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Welding Schools in the Cleveland area
Cleveland, OH metro area
Programs
9
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$49,040
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,500
of 7 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Cleveland area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Cleveland
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.2 miles, farthest 45.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 7 of 9 list one: $2,500 to $26,640, middle $6,200 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 5 colleges list a length: 6 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 284 welding awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 9 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 81% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 100% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $49,040 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($23.58 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,330 to $68,640; 3,510 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $50,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Cleveland first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Technical College | Cleveland | Certificate | $26,640 | 12 months | 106 | 5.2 |
| Cleveland State UniversityWIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $3,800 | Not reported | 6.3 | |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | 12.2 |
| Auburn Career CenterWIOA list | Concord Twp | Certificate | $9,989 | 9 months | 16 | 18.1 |
| Polaris Career CenterWIOA list | Middleburg Heights | Certificate | $10,576 | 9 months | 14 | 18.5 |
| Lake Erie CollegeWIOA list | Painesville | WIOA list only | $2,500 | Not reported | 20.8 | |
| Lorain County Community CollegeWIOA list | Elyria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 91 | 27.9 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Oberlin | Certificate | $4,290 | 6 months | 13 | 38.8 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusWIOA list | Jefferson | Certificate | $6,200 | 7 months | 28 | 45.1 |
- 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, Cleveland, OH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 139 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Ohio metro areas
- Cincinnati area9 programs
- Akron area4 programs
- Columbus area4 programs
- Canton area3 programs