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Welding Schools in Washington
Colleges and schools: 22
Programs
22
all sources
Median pay
$63,020
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
112
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Washington: the figures
- Programs we list
- 22 in Washington: 22 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 21 public and 1 private; 948 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 22 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $63,020 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Washington, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs from 555 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 112 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 112 welding programs on Washington's list; middle values: 71.2% of students who exited completed (100 programs report it); 74.1% were employed in the second quarter after exit (60); $8,953 median earnings in that quarter (59) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Washington metro area has a page; the largest list, Seattle, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- Seattle area7 programs · median pay $66,240
Every welding program in Washington
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tacoma | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 |
| Bellingham Technical CollegeWIOA list | Bellingham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 65 |
| Big Bend Community CollegeWIOA list | Moses Lake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Centralia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Clark CollegeWIOA list | Vancouver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 88 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 |
| Columbia Basin CollegeWIOA list | Pasco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Everett Community CollegeWIOA list | Everett | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 73 |
| Grays Harbor CollegeWIOA list | Aberdeen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Green River CollegeWIOA list | Auburn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Kirkland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Lower Columbia CollegeWIOA list | Longview | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Olympic CollegeWIOA list | Bremerton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Peninsula CollegeWIOA list | Port Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 189 |
| Perry Technical InstituteWIOA list | Yakima | Certificate | $25,438 | 12 months | 33 |
| Renton Technical CollegeWIOA list | Renton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Skagit Valley CollegeWIOA list | Mount Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| South Puget Sound Community CollegeWIOA list | Olympia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 81 |
| South Seattle CollegeWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 |
| Spokane Community CollegeWIOA list | Spokane | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 |
| Walla Walla Community CollegeWIOA list | Walla Walla | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 50 |
| Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
- 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, Washington, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training