Welding Schools in the Allentown area

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$54,790

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,500

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Allentown area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Allentown: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.2 miles, farthest 8.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 4 list one: $1,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 19 to 60 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 72 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 4 on Pennsylvania's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 89% (3 report it)
Pay here: $54,790 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($26.34 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,720 to $74,820; 860 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $52,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem	Bethlehem	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	13	1.2
Welder Training and Testing InstituteWIOA list	Allentown	Certificate	$1,500	1 month	48	1.9
Northampton County Area Community CollegeWIOA list	Bethlehem	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	6.8
Lehigh Career & Technical InstituteWIOA list	Schnecksville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	8.2

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 64 of them Welding.
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