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Welding Schools in the Charleston area
Charleston, WV metro area
Programs
3
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$48,000
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$5,000
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Charleston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Charleston
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 6.2 miles, farthest 12.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 3 list one: $5,000 to $5,264 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 7 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 30 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $48,000 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($23.08 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,050 to $75,420; 190 employed in the metro area; West Virginia median $48,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Charleston first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | South Charleston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 6.2 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar | Certificate | $5,264 | 7 months | 17 | 6.4 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster | Certificate | $5,000 | 12 months | 6 | 12.2 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Charleston, WV, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in West Virginia: 151 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other West Virginia metro areas
- Huntington area5 programs