Welding Schools in the Nashville area

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,460

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,620

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Nashville area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Nashville: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.5 miles, farthest 37.3 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 5 list one: $4,620 to $23,274, middle $4,620 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 8 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 45 to 52 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 389 welding awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 5 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 77% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 76% (3 report it)
Pay here: $49,460 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($23.78 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,220 to $68,490; 2,590 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $48,040 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville	Nashville	Certificate	$23,274	8 months	219	5.5
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleWIOA list	Nashville	Certificate	$4,620	11 months	60	8.5
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	25.2
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleWIOA list	Hartsville	Certificate	$4,620	11 months	33	36.2
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonWIOA list	Dickson	Certificate	$4,620	12 months	58	37.3

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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