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Cal-Trade Welding School: welding training in Modesto, CA
424 Kansas Ave, Modesto, CA 95351 · Private For-Profit
Combination Welding Course
- Tuition and feesas listed, California list, DOL file dated June 30, 2025
- $7,150
- Books and suppliesas listed
- $6,345
- Listed cost
- $13,495
- Lengthfull-time weeks and weekly hours, as listed
- 18 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Students who completedof all students who exited, July 2021 to June 2025
- 96.1%
- Employed in the 2nd quarter after exitall students who exited, state wage records
- 83%
- Median earnings, 2nd quarter after exitone quarter's pay, students employed then
- $10,859
- Students who exitedJuly 2021 to June 2025
- 207
- On the list sincedate added, ETA-9171
- May 6, 2024
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, California
- $58,060
Every line comes from the file named under it. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); a blank is never estimated.
About this listing
Cal-Trade Welding School has 4 welding programs on California's list, filed under precision metal working (CIP 48.0508); the table below shows all of them. Its listed tuition of $7,150 compares with typical yearly pay of $58,060 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in California. Of the 207 students who left the program between July 2021 and June 2025, 96.1% completed it.
This provider does not appear in IPEDS, the FMCSA training registry or a state list we load, so the Department of Labor's file is the record shown here. Ask the provider and your American Job Center whether the program is still on the list before you enroll: the file lists programs as of June 30, 2025.
Cal-Trade Welding School's welding programs on the list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination Welding CourseWelding Certifications · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $7,150+ $6,345 books | 18 weeks, 30 hours a week | 96.1% | 83% | $10,859 | 207 |
| Mig/Tig Welding CourseWelding Certifications · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,700+ $3,795 books | 10 weeks, 30 hours a week | 93.9% | 86.8% | $9,829 | 49 |
| Pipeline Welding CourseCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,400+ $4,595 books | 10 weeks, 30 hours a week | 90% | 84.6% | $11,200 | 20 |
| Structural Welding CourseWelding Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,798+ $3,097 books | 9 weeks, 30 hours a week | 95.7% | 68.6% | $12,037 | 23 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Not matched to any other record: listed here as the state reported it.
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