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Welding Schools in the Portland area
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (Oregon, Washington)
Programs
4
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$62,050
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Welding Schools in the Portland area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Portland
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 7.4 miles, farthest 11.3 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 66 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 357 welding awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 4 on Oregon's or Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $62,050 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($29.83 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,050 to $83,940; 3,300 employed in the metro area; Oregon median $59,450 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Portland first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Community CollegeWIOA list | Portland, OR | Certificate | 239 | 7.4 |
| Mt Hood Community CollegeWIOA list | Gresham, OR | Certificate | 9 | 9.6 |
| Clackamas Community CollegeWIOA list | Oregon City, OR | Certificate | 21 | 10.7 |
| Clark CollegeWIOA list | Vancouver, WA | Certificate | 88 | 11.3 |
- 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, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Oregon: 291 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill