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Welding Schools in the Virginia Beach area
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
Programs
5
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$62,670
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Welding Schools in the Virginia Beach area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Virginia Beach
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 4.3 miles, farthest 39.4 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 5 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 321 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 5 on Virginia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 66% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 90% (5 report it)
- Pay here
- $62,670 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($30.13 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,510 to $78,180; 3,740 employed in the metro area; Virginia median $59,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Virginia Beach first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeWIOA list | Hampton | Certificate | 0 | 4.3 |
| Tidewater Community CollegeWIOA list | Norfolk | Certificate | 45 | 13.3 |
| Tidewater Tech-TradesWIOA list | Norfolk | Certificate | 217 | 13.4 |
| Advanced Technology InstituteWIOA list | Virginia Beach | Certificate | 59 | 16.4 |
| Rappahannock Community CollegeWIOA list | Glenns | Certificate | 0 | 39.4 |
- 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 Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Virginia: 2,124 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 89 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill