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Welding Schools in Pennsylvania
Colleges and schools: 40
Programs
40
all sources
Median pay
$52,900
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$11,206
16 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
64
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Pennsylvania: the figures
- Programs we list
- 40 in Pennsylvania: 40 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 21 public and 19 private; 830 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 37 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $11,206 in Pennsylvania, from $1,500 to $23,800, across 16 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $52,900 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Pennsylvania, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs from 202 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 64 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 64 welding programs on Pennsylvania's list; middle values: 76.7% of students who exited completed (30 programs report it); 11.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (11); $10,472 median earnings in that quarter (11) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 3 Pennsylvania metro areas have a page; the largest list, Pittsburgh, has 10 programs.
By metro area
- Pittsburgh area10 programs · median pay $53,610
- Philadelphia area6 programs · median pay $58,380
- Allentown area4 programs · median pay $54,790
Every welding program in Pennsylvania
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-State Career School | Essington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| All-State Career School-PittsburghWIOA list | West Mifflin | Certificate | $20,860 | 12 months | 26 |
| Berks Career & Technology CenterWIOA list | Leesport | Certificate | $9,643 | 10 months | 9 |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and TechnologyWIOA list | Pleasant Gap | Certificate | $11,206 | 9 months | 6 |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology CenterWIOA list | Clearfield | Certificate | $7,200 | 9 months | 0 |
| Commonwealth Technical Institute | Johnstown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| Delaware County Community CollegeWIOA list | Media | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology CenterWIOA list | Altoona | Certificate | $10,715 | 9 months | 15 |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center | Johnstown | Certificate | $12,150 | 6 months | 9 |
| Harrisburg Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Harrisburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 |
| Indiana County Technology CenterWIOA list | Indiana | Certificate | $10,345 | 10 months | 5 |
| Institute of Medical Careers | Pittsburgh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing ProgramWIOA list | Reynoldsville | Certificate | $8,000 | 9 months | 1 |
| Johnson CollegeWIOA list | Scranton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street | Certificate | $13,628 | 12 months | 17 |
| Laurel Business Institute | Uniontown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Laurel Technical InstituteWIOA list | Hermitage | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Lehigh Career & Technical InstituteWIOA list | Schnecksville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Luzerne County Community CollegeWIOA list | Nanticoke | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| New Castle School of TradesWIOA list | New Castle | Certificate | $21,713 | 13 months | 38 |
| Northampton County Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Bethlehem | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolWIOA list | Washington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWIOA list | Williamsport | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 56 |
| Philadelphia Technician Training | Philadelphia | Certificate | $18,200 | 6 months | 108 |
| Rosedale Technical CollegeWIOA list | Pittsburgh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Schuylkill Technology Center | Frackville | Certificate | $5,500 | 7 months | 5 |
| Somerset County Technology CenterWIOA list | Somerset | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center | Springville | Certificate | $8,400 | 10 months | 2 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem | Bethlehem | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois | Falls Creek | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg | Greensburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury | Sunbury | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Triangle Tech-Chambersburg | Chambersburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc | Exton | Certificate | $23,800 | 9 months | 82 |
| Welder Training and Testing InstituteWIOA list | Allentown | Certificate | $1,500 | 1 month | 48 |
| Westmoreland County Community CollegeWIOA list | Youngwood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing EducationWIOA list | York | Certificate | $13,475 | 11 months | 56 |
- 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, Pennsylvania, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training