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Welding Schools in Tennessee
Colleges and schools: 27
Programs
27
all sources
Median pay
$48,040
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$4,620
23 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
34
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Tennessee: the figures
- Programs we list
- 27 in Tennessee: 27 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 25 public and 2 private; 1,095 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 27 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $4,620 in Tennessee, from $4,008 to $23,274, across 23 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $48,040 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Tennessee, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs from 196 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 34 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 34 welding programs on Tennessee's list; middle values: 75.6% of students who exited completed (31 programs report it); 78.3% were employed in the second quarter after exit (29); $8,313 median earnings in that quarter (29) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 3 Tennessee metro areas have a page; the largest list, Memphis, has 5 programs.
By metro area
- Memphis area5 programs · median pay $48,600
- Nashville area5 programs · median pay $49,460
- Knoxville area3 programs · median pay $48,040
Every welding program in Tennessee
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State Community CollegeWIOA list | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | Certificate | $23,274 | 8 months | 219 |
| Northeast State Community CollegeWIOA list | Blountville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| TCAT AthensWIOA list | Athens | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 19 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleWIOA list | Nashville | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 60 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestWIOA list | Newbern | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 37 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpWIOA list | Crump | Certificate | $4,008 | 12 months | 24 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonWIOA list | Dickson | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 58 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonWIOA list | Elizabethton | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 36 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanWIOA list | Harriman | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 27 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleWIOA list | Hartsville | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 33 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollWIOA list | Paris | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 17 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldWIOA list | Hohenwald | Certificate | $4,419 | 12 months | 27 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroWIOA list | Jacksboro | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 16 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonWIOA list | Jackson | Certificate | $4,419 | 12 months | 36 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleWIOA list | Knoxville | Certificate | $5,631 | 12 months | 92 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonWIOA list | Livingston | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 51 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzieWIOA list | McKenzie | Certificate | $4,620 | 11 months | 20 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvilleWIOA list | McMinnville | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 20 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisWIOA list | Memphis | Certificate | $4,520 | 12 months | 26 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownWIOA list | Morristown | Certificate | $4,320 | 12 months | 80 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvilleWIOA list | Huntsville | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 12 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiWIOA list | Pulaski | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 24 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvilleWIOA list | Shelbyville | Certificate | $4,320 | 12 months | 16 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | Certificate | $4,620 | 12 months | 27 |
| William R Moore College of TechnologyWIOA list | Memphis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 |
- 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, Tennessee, read October 8, 2026.
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