Welding Schools in the Columbus area

Columbus, OH metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$51,260

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,400

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Columbus area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Columbus: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.6 miles, farthest 20.0 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $6,400 to $10,715, middle $8,890 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 33 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 4 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $51,260 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($24.64 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,100 to $70,470; 2,190 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $50,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Cutting Edge Staffing LLCWIOA list	Westerville	WIOA list only	$6,400	Not reported		9.6
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsWIOA list	Groveport	Certificate	$8,890	9 months	12	10.7
Columbus State Community CollegeWIOA list	Columbus	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10	10.9
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyWIOA list	Newark	Certificate	$10,715	10 months	11	20.0

WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 139 of them Welding.
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