Welding Schools in the Memphis area

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$48,600

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,520

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Memphis area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Memphis: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.4 miles, farthest 26.6 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 5 list one: $4,520 to $14,692 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 7 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 42 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 286 welding awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 5 on Mississippi's or Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 73% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 87% (3 report it)
Pay here: $48,600 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($23.37 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,620 to $65,280; 1,590 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $48,040 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Delta Technical College-MississippiWIOA list	Horn Lake, MS	Certificate	$14,692	7 months	151	4.4
William R Moore College of TechnologyWIOA list	Memphis, TN	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	41	9.9
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisWIOA list	Memphis, TN	Certificate	$4,520	12 months	26	10.1
Arkansas State University Mid-South	West Memphis, AR	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	38	13.8
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeWIOA list	Senatobia, MS	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	30	26.6

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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