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Welding Schools in West Virginia
West Virginia has 13 welding programs in our files: 13 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
13
all sources
Median pay
$48,810
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$5,000
6 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
8
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Huntington area5 programs · median pay $46,980
- Charleston area3 programs · median pay $48,000
Every welding program in West Virginia
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | Certificate | $6,000 | 5 months | 6 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar | Certificate | $5,264 | 7 months | 17 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster | Certificate | $5,000 | 12 months | 6 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | South Charleston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Huntington | Certificate | $5,000 | 8 months | 6 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical CenterWIOA list | Buckhannon | Certificate | $2,999 | 10 months | 12 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Certificate | $1,650 | 10 months | 12 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| New River Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Beaver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Logan | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in West Virginia
- WIOA in West Virginia: 151 programs from 52 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for West Virginia yet. What Workforce Pell covers.