Welding Schools in the Knoxville area

Knoxville, TN metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$48,040

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,620

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Knoxville area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Knoxville: none within 10 miles; nearest 16.4 miles, farthest 17.9 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 3 list one: $4,620 to $5,631, middle $4,620 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 12 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 26 to 48 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 135 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 3 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 87% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 83% (3 report it)
Pay here: $48,040 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($23.10 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,280 to $63,980; 1,780 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $48,040 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroWIOA list	Jacksboro	Certificate	$4,620	12 months	16	16.4
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleWIOA list	Knoxville	Certificate	$5,631	12 months	92	17.1
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanWIOA list	Harriman	Certificate	$4,620	12 months	27	17.9

WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 34 of them Welding.
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