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Welding Schools in Virginia
Colleges and schools: 22
Programs
22
all sources
Median pay
$59,180
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
89
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Virginia: the figures
- Programs we list
- 22 in Virginia: 22 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 20 public and 2 private; 899 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 19 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $59,180 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Virginia, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Virginia: 2,124 programs from 246 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 89 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 89 welding programs on Virginia's list; middle values: 100% of students who exited completed (52 programs report it); 68.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (42); $8,905 median earnings in that quarter (41) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Virginia metro area has a page; the largest list, Virginia Beach, has 5 programs.
By metro area
- Virginia Beach area5 programs · median pay $62,670
Every welding program in Virginia
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Technology InstituteWIOA list | Virginia Beach | Certificate | 59 |
| Brightpoint Community CollegeWIOA list | Chester | Certificate | 37 |
| Central Virginia Community CollegeWIOA list | Lynchburg | Certificate | 118 |
| Danville Community CollegeWIOA list | Danville | Certificate | 17 |
| Eastern Shore Community CollegeWIOA list | Melfa | Certificate | 23 |
| Germanna Community College | Locust Grove | Certificate | 0 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond | Certificate | 21 |
| Mountain Empire Community CollegeWIOA list | Big Stone Gap | Certificate | 51 |
| Mountain Gateway Community CollegeWIOA list | Clifton Forge | Certificate | 9 |
| New River Community CollegeWIOA list | Dublin | Certificate | 48 |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Certificate | 5 |
| Patrick & Henry Community CollegeWIOA list | Martinsville | Certificate | 69 |
| Paul D Camp Community CollegeWIOA list | Franklin | Certificate | 11 |
| Rappahannock Community CollegeWIOA list | Glenns | Certificate | 0 |
| Southside Virginia Community College | Alberta | Certificate | 71 |
| Southwest Virginia Community CollegeWIOA list | Cedar Bluff | Certificate | 27 |
| Tidewater Community CollegeWIOA list | Norfolk | Certificate | 45 |
| Tidewater Tech-TradesWIOA list | Norfolk | Certificate | 217 |
| Virginia Highlands Community CollegeWIOA list | Abingdon | Certificate | 25 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeWIOA list | Hampton | Certificate | 0 |
| Virginia Western Community CollegeWIOA list | Roanoke | Certificate | 33 |
| Wytheville Community CollegeWIOA list | Wytheville | Certificate | 13 |
- 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, Virginia, read October 8, 2026.
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